Example Sentences

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Tim Brooke-Taylor was at the heart of British comedy for more than six decades - with his words, wit and quickfire japery making millions of people laugh.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2020

By combining rapid-fire wordplay, historical japery, the subversion of middle-class mores and the flaying of upper-class twits, Monty Python “took silliness to renaissance levels,” Thompson said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2020

But japery and jokes work best if they’re informed by a point-of-view.

From Time • Sep. 20, 2016

And that’s when they don’t seriously mess up their attempted japery.

From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2016

"You did well," she told her son in the gallery that led from the rear of the hall, "though that business with the wolf was japery more befitting a boy than a king."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin