Example Sentences

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Jill Biden, a practical joker, thought he was “super serious” but liked him and offered him the job.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2022

Chuck tells Erica that he is a practical joker and likes to play pranks.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2022

She described her cousin — whose name was initially misspelled as Antwan by police — as a practical joker who loved sports and helping his younger relatives at play.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2021

Were you ever a prankster or practical joker?

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2020

‘Salim,’ I said, ‘if you’re a practical joker, what’s a theoretical joker?’

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd