sense of humor

noun phrase

: a personality that gives someone the ability to say funny things and see the funny side of things

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Some recipients responded to the texts with anger and others with a sense of humor, but many agree that the messages seem to be a bleak foreshadowing. —

Char Adams, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024 Any musician that’s been successful most of his life basically has a 15-year-old sense of humor. —

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024 But a shared sense of humor creates a powerful bond that lets couples reconnect with playfulness, counter stress and find levity in the midst of life’s complexities. —

Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 For all the near-impossible complexity and radical architecture on offer, Belew brought a welcome sense of humor — not always a forte of King Crimson. —

Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sense of humor

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