Examples of punch line in a Sentence
She didn't understand the punch line.
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Even with all his newfound bluster, Minhaj has a tendency to rely more on attitude and performance to sell jokes than surprising punch lines.
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
When Donald Trump and Elon Musk can turn death threats into punch lines, the joke is on the rest of us—and that’s the point.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Ludacris manages to pack almost as many punch lines into the four-and-a-half-minute track as Myers does in all three of his films, with the flute from Jones’ composition working overtime beneath them.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
There’s no studio audience for the day’s shoot, so the crew is filling in with boisterous feedback after every punch line.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
When Donald Trump and Elon Musk can turn death threats into punch lines, the joke is on the rest of us—and that’s the point.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Ludacris manages to pack almost as many punch lines into the four-and-a-half-minute track as Myers does in all three of his films, with the flute from Jones’ composition working overtime beneath them.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
There’s no studio audience for the day’s shoot, so the crew is filling in with boisterous feedback after every punch line.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Punch line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20line. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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