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Recent Examples of corny Smart jokes are funny, while eye-rolling bits get the safety net of being corny as a result of desperate producers trying to juice up their franchise. William Earl, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025 Yes, this scene is undeniably corny. James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025 The show itself is a caricature of true crime: a corny narrator, cringe-worthy B-roll, exoticism, and cheesy music. John J. Lennon september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025 Visually rapturous and moving even at its corniest moments, the whole thing is spectacular. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corny
Adjective
  • Her voice unleashes a sentimental whirlpool of longing, betrayal, and post-breakup rage without a hint of irony.
    Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
  • At the time, the New York Giants star posted a sentimental social media tribute in honor of the occasion.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Skin-tight is out, baggy is in, and these buttery-soft pieces prove that comfort doesn’t have to equal sloppy.
    Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2025
  • These records aren’t sloppy mistakes—they’re the default behavior of most agentic AI systems.
    Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • However, sometimes managers plan for hokey-cokey transfers or immediately reverse a decision due to regret.
    Holly Shand, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • So, what was the key to it not being hokey?
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Cabana’s greasy floor was sticky under her bare feet.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The fruit flies are attracted to them and get stuck on the sticky glue.
    Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a fair share of cornball dialogue in Cornelius Uliano and Bryan Schulz’s screenplay, as well as an excess of reassuring schmaltz at the fadeout.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Another scream for this bad, unabashedly cornball line.
    Evan Minsker, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • The rustic chandelier in the retail store is made of vines.
    Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Misspin 20-Inch Harvest Thanksgiving Wreath With a mix of white foam pumpkins, berries, and twigs, this neutral wreath brings instant rustic charm to your front door.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Corny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corny. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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