How to Use dad joke in a Sentence
dad joke
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Chip Gaines is a big fan of dad jokes — but are his kids?
— Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023 -
And then there was the dad joke that landed him on ESPN.
— Bob Smietana, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023 -
Just at the perfect time because that was like a ... dad joke from hell.
— Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023 -
Malia Obama used to love to rib her father for his dad jokes.
— Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023 -
Then again, most dads don’t create their own dad jokes, either.
— Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023 -
There’s a surplus of what might politely be called strained dad jokes.
— Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023 -
There are plenty of dad jokes and moments of slapstick humor.
— Bryan West, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024 -
The couple's two children (and Liza) have often been the butt of Conan's dad jokes on social media.
— Kaitlin Stevens, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023 -
And Kwong makes an amiable emcee, blending sly wit with dad jokes and nerdy quips that would make Ted Mosby proud.
— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 16 June 2023 -
From there things seemed to be smooth sailing, with all the dad jokes, costume puns, clue packages, and performances (good and bad) fans have come to expect from the show.
— Lauren Huff, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024 -
The state where most people are obsessed with dad jokes is Pennsylvania at 4.9%.
— Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 16 June 2023 -
The walls are also lined with books featuring some groan-worthy dad joke titles.
— Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2023 -
Fatherhood must really agree with Joe Jonas, if his dad jokes are anything to go by!
— Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023 -
Guests can also sit by the fire and taste a flight of the resort's artisan chocolate with their favorite whiskey while enjoying dad jokes.
— Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023 -
The game's narrative is liable to evoke some feelings, and contains at least one extremely dad joke.
— Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2023 -
But Tamron Hall went one step further and pit the two comedians (and dads) against one another in a dad joke battle.
— Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2023 -
The film, chronicling eight years, combats harmful stereotypes about those doing time, but includes enough dad jokes to lighten the mood.
— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024 -
The couple wanted to commemorate the bride’s father, who died and had been known for his dad jokes at family weddings.
— Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023 -
That’s nothing new: For decades, Davis has specialized in aphoristic stories that thrive on wordplay, rhythm and irony while avoiding easy sarcasm or dad jokes.
— Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023 -
The official website offers ideas for easy, free or low-cost activities for fathers to do with their children and classic dad jokes.
— CNN, 16 June 2023 -
But his awkward dad jokes have raised eyebrows in recent years, with the stalwart host fully committing to an odd voyeurism quip while bantering with White during a 2023 episode.
— Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024 -
There’s also a dad joke competition and a kids show scheduled Saturday.
— Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023 -
There are a few obvious reasons why the council, after staying largely in the background for months, is roaring back onto the scene — to the extent that Blumenfield, with his soothing dad jokes, roars.
— Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023 -
The general fires off dad jokes, drives a dented 1966 Chevrolet pickup truck to work, and enthusiastically brags about his wife, Ashley, and their three adult children.
— Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2023 -
Sajak’s awkward dad jokes have raised eyebrows more frequently lately.
— Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023 -
Stay-at-home dad jokes are misogynistic and unoriginal.
— Jay Deitcher, Parents, 12 June 2023 -
Mostly, though, Ted was just lurking on the periphery of other characters’ stories, looking sad, and only occasionally even offering the sort of corny but endearing dad jokes that were his previous stock-in-trade.
— Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2023
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