Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thigh-slappers
Noun
-
Passengers aboard a taxiing aircraft were reportedly left horrified last month when chilling screams suddenly echoed from beneath the cabin just moments before takeoff.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026 -
The car chase, the chokehold, his own screams at the officers to leave his dad alone.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
The alert comes as gangs have attacked Guatemalan police after seizing control of three prisons in coordinated riots, The Associated Press (AP) reported.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
20 Jan. 2026
-
The law was used most recently in 1992 during the Los Angeles riots, but it has not been invoked without a state governor asking the president to use it since the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.—
Mike Stunson,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
With over 300 episodes to shoot, there was time for some practical jokes.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Look for visible ribs or bones.—
Sara Hansen,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
-
The Heat was again without a chunk of its rotation on Thursday, missing two starters in guards Davion Mitchell (left shoulder contusion) and Tyler Herro (right costochondral injury to the ribs), and one of its top reserves in center Kel’el Ware (right hamstring strain).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
On dinner tables frequented by Brussels sprouts, meatloaf is the well-meaning uncle whose knee-slappers are beloved, but not particularly hip.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
17 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
During Bloomberg’s pursuit of office, a 1990 booklet in which business colleagues had compiled his witticisms surfaced.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
1 Jan. 2026
-
Perhaps the only thing Gore Vidal enjoyed more than dispensing witticisms—or sipping a Macallan single malt—was being photographed.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Below are some of her sharp gags that didn’t make the cut on Sunday’s show.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
-
Some jokes poked fun at familiar topics like George Clooney’s Nespresso ads or the age of Leonardo DiCaprio’s girlfriends or Kevin Hart’s height, but there were plenty of other gags in there, too.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Not all of the jokes work, but even the grumpiest theatergoers will find plenty of laughs.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
-
But the comedians also used those laughs to reveal the fundamental absurdity of violence and conflict.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Thigh-slappers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thigh-slappers. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
