How to Use humorous in a Sentence

humorous

adjective
  • The book is very humorous.
  • The four acts team up for the first time in the humorous homage.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
  • But Grande, in the showier role as the perky, plucky Glinda, owns the movie with her hair flips and humorous hubris.
    — Eric Andersson, People.com, 19 Nov. 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
  • With a humorous nod to the past, Hodges named his new bar the Belly Up Tavern.
    — Steve Donofrio, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Some were meant to be humorous, but only a few of those have aged well.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Known as the Great Stone Face, Keaton also had a humorous side that came out in his work.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2020
  • As Dmytro, Em Kaplan nails some of the more humorous lines.
    — Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2024
  • This, when the first rule of satire is to be humorous to large audiences.
    — Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Some are against change, some are against folks who are against change and some are, well, just humorous.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • Social media users were quick to pounce on the new word and put a humorous spin on it.
    — Monique Curet, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Zemo is indeed a lot more humorous in this show, and that’s one of the highlights of episode 3.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Then there are the dime a dozen podcasts and radio talk shows, few of which are humorous or clever.
    — Alan M. Dershowitz, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • When the gang first learns how to transform, their growing pains are humorous.
    — Fred Topel, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
  • But in less than a week, her video has gone from a humorous take on respectability to the phrase of the moment.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
  • As always, glamorous, humorous and Del Mar-themed hats were over the top.
    — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
  • But he is being grilled about events that few find humorous.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
  • While the subject of the play is serious, Doukas said the play is also quite humorous.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2022
  • 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
  • Williams is at her most bleakly humorous in these pages.
    — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Kieran Culkin took home the first award of the night for his supporting role in A Real Pain, kicking off the evening with a humorous and slightly censored acceptance speech.
    — Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • As humorous as this may sound today, such beliefs regarding the origins of fossils in Plot’s day were quite common.
    — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2025

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