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noun

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Recent Examples of droll
Adjective
The banter among the Thunderbolts is droll without ever trying too hard, and snippy without ever putting the team’s unity in doubt. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2025 The now-adult baby was given the name Enigma, which is also droll. Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
Brian Doyle-Murray, the older brother of Bill, stars in Caddyshack as the droll Lou Loomis, manager of the caddies. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 July 2025 Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for droll
Recent Examples of Synonyms for droll
Adjective
  • There are a lot of different kinds of reminiscing on here, humorous and serious.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
  • On stage, DeMarco projected a charismatic, likable and humorous persona that went beyond his simple attire of a baseball cap and a T-shirt.
    David Chiu, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Yet the Hollywood ceremony on CBS will be hosted by a comedian, Nate Bargatze, and many of the most-talked about shows and nominees have attracted viewers with humor and humanity.
    Jair Hilburn, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • What drove Gillis to Notre Dame fandom — and what made the Irish embrace the comedian?
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Since 2022, Wysocki has established himself as social media’s favorite cast member on Make Some Noise, Dropout’s game show in which contestants are rewarded points for improvising scenes based on comedic prompts.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But only the older duo of the comedic TV trio made it to the Disney post-Emmys party at Los Angeles' Vibina restaurant.
    USA Today, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Zambians are warm, funny, proud.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Darkly funny and deeply melancholic, the film turns the family estate into a pressure cooker of grief, grudges and reluctant affection.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Fletcher and Jolly win audience love here, and Allen’s naked ambition to become sheriff is quite amusing.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This is amusing but understandable; in an era where commodity fetishism has turned analog, low-budget cinema into something aspirational, Jenkin has made no compromises for accessibility.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In some comical cases, the ads were served by Google’s ad server to Google’s own bots.
    Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Some speeches were heartfelt, comical and even self-deprecating at times, while others addressed social and political issues.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • An affable dad who avoids divisive topics like politics and religion in favor of gentler, autobiographical material that tends to cast him as a well-meaning fool, the Tennessee native is also the rare comic capable of appealing to, or at least not actively alienating, a broad swathe of viewers.
    Judy Berman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Nancy Mitford, an outspoken Socialist, wrote bestselling biographies and comic novels, most famously The Pursuit of Love, which has never been out of print.
    Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • When asking questions, Shaqbot uses AI logic to reply with custom responses, which can help customers browse inventory and make their online car-buying journey just more informative and a little more entertaining.
    Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The company’s chief scientist, the Nobel-winning chemist Irving Langmuir, was tasked with entertaining Wells.
    Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Droll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droll. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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