How to Use humorous in a Sentence

humorous

adjective
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  • But the reality of the island is far less humorous than that.
    — Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
  • This show takes a humorous approach to a difficult subject that affects a lot of people.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
  • Concise, heartfelt and at times humorous, each writer makes his or her ode to Miami.
    — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
  • Their humorous meeting evolves into an electric connection.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Her women’s expressions are sardonic, humorous, perplexed, or even slightly bilious, and all of them are versions of herself.
    — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Raw and sometimes humorous, the audience learns more about Donny and the complexities and events that have shaped his humanity.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The family ultimately decided to stay put at their house in a poignant climax that even drew a humorous pro-moving response from Zillow.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
  • Two humorous new books probe these conflicting attitudes while warning of the perils of simplistic, binary thinking.
    — Charles Arrowsmith, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
  • The Iron Man star announced the news in a humorous Facebook post.
    — Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Keep up the good work, creators of those humorous signs.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2024
  • This, when the first rule of satire is to be humorous to large audiences.
    — Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Meanwhile, boys, too, are in the orbit of the film, in a more humorous manner.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 13 June 2024
  • But the humorous instincts of the pair were most noticeable in the little things.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Fans seemed to enjoy the humorous moment, but comments on the video have since been turned off.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The humorous Fred Pitts as the acerbic and honest coach delights.
    — David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
  • In the meantime, there have been some humorous moments.
    — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Karlovy Vary has a very tongue-in-cheek way of handling itself and likes to balance the sincere with the humorous.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 June 2024
  • But he is being grilled about events that few find humorous.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The tone of the videos shifted to humorous chatting as Rose filmed herself baking bread.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The first season of the show followed the general plot of the novel (easy enough to do with Neil Gaiman as a writer on the show), and kept the book's humorous tone.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 28 July 2023
  • The awards aim to highlight the humorous side of wildlife photography.
    — Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
  • J’Quan would describe himself as humorous, kind, and fun to be around.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • Other audio clips are more humorous, asking the crowd not to stage dive before the band themselves stage dive.
    — Heather Augustyn, Spin, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Over the course of the two evenings, Moby shared humorous (and sometimes unsettling) tales about his life before and after Play.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 2 July 2024
  • Chan is a dynamite writer who moves briskly and with an assured, at times humorous voice.
    — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
  • Trump's message comes just days before the Super Bowl, when Bud Light will return to the championship game with a humorous ad and a chance to make its pitch to hordes of beer drinkers.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • That in turn makes the good-hearted Renfield’s late-night sojourns for therapy that much more humorous.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Some of the artworks strike a serious tone, while others are humorous—or even downright weird.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
  • The Texas Rangers took some humorous flak on opening day for the reveal of their championship banner which was wrinkled and slightly askew.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024
  • This banana-phone flat card set by Minted adds a humorous touch to your stationery collection and makes a great choice for avid note-writers of all ages.
    — Addie Morton, Southern Living, 24 July 2023

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