How to Use make fun of in a Sentence

make fun of

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  • In her posts, Paul, who is on a break from filming, called out the cast for making fun of her personal drama.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Meadors remembers opposing fans making fun of them during every road game.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Elle is a bright pink fish out of water, overlooked and made fun of by her intellectual peers in flannel shirts and dark sweaters, who see her as a ditzy airhead beneath them.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Just lastly, your song makes fun of white tourists who travel to Africa and claim to experience some sort of spiritual awakening.
    David MacK, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • Though the sculpture made fun of Chairman Mao and communism, the sculpture apparently didn’t hit Rodriguez as satire.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • That burden is especially unique for someone like Kyle Gordon, a musician whose whole career is built around making fun of other musicians.
    David MacK, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

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