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adverb

jocular

with humor

In a sentence

Six example sentences with jocular, each labelled with its topic.

  • The bassist kept the rehearsal jocular, inventing ridiculous titles for every take until the singer finally laughed and relaxed.

    Music

  • Our coach stays jocular through the hardest sets, cracking jokes about the clock while nobody has breath to answer.

    Fitness

  • The narrator's jocular asides about the weather keep the funeral chapter from collapsing into pure gloom.

    Literature

  • The chairman's jocular opening put the nervous shareholders at ease before the serious numbers appeared.

    Business

  • The coach's jocular tone at halftime surprised the players, who had expected a scolding after a poor first half.

    Basketball

  • The senator's jocular reply to the heckler drew laughter from both sides of the chamber.

    Politics

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