Example Sentences

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Soon after he was spotted, a San Francisco-based Redditor named Des Tan called him Chonker, a play on chonky, which is slang for humorously chubby, and it stuck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of posts have been shared on Chinese social media in the past three days as users hope for prosperity for themselves, often humorously, including changing their profile pictures to Jenner.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

A related area is to attack hypocrisy — both humorously and seriously.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025

Later on TikTok, Siemienowski posted another video of her knock to the noggin, this time humorously set to music.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025

“Well, that’s a load off my mind,” he said humorously.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie