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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