comic strip

noun

plural comic strips
: a group of drawings in narrative sequence : cartoon

Examples of comic strip in a Sentence

a comic strip that is beloved by both children and adults
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Alcon had the Sony $261 million-global grossing summer family movie The Garfield Movie, based on the Jon Davis comic strip, starring Chris Pratt voicing the big orange cat and Samuel L. Jackson. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024 One of the writers is African-American cartoonist Robb Armstrong, who created the Jump Start comic strip. Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024 Zemeckis co-wrote the script with Forrest Gump scribe Eric Roth based on the 2014 graphic novel, which was adapted from a comic strip Richard McGuire created in 1989. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024 The commission also denounced several of Bertoli’s public Facebook posts, some of which included Peanuts and Hagar the Horrible comic strips. Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for comic strip 

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of comic strip was in 1911

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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comic%20strip. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

comic strip

noun
: a series of cartoons that tell a story or part of a story

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