joke
noun
something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act.
have joked
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present perfectof joke.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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As I have joked, I do not do math in public, but even I will tell you that zero is less than $1.776 billion.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
“Susie and I have joked in private and in public about that for a long time.”
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
Israeli media have joked that the high-level visits are a case of “Bibisitting”—near-constant U.S. supervision of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, widely known as “Bibi.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
“I have joked — and it’s not a bad comp — that we’re reaching for Merchant/Ivory doing Hammer Horror,” says Eggers, who staged a version of the Germanic “Dracula” doppelgänger in high school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
William may have joked in front of the children, but the new regime was no laughing matter.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
