How to Use humorous in a Sentence

humorous

adjective
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  • The book is very humorous.
  • The Iron Man star announced the news in a humorous Facebook post.
    — Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Keep up the good work, creators of those humorous signs.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2024
  • This, when the first rule of satire is to be humorous to large audiences.
    — Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2024
  • But the humorous instincts of the pair were most noticeable in the little things.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Fans seemed to enjoy the humorous moment, but comments on the video have since been turned off.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The humorous Fred Pitts as the acerbic and honest coach delights.
    — David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
  • In the meantime, there have been some humorous moments.
    — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
  • But he is being grilled about events that few find humorous.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The tone of the videos shifted to humorous chatting as Rose filmed herself baking bread.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The first season of the show followed the general plot of the novel (easy enough to do with Neil Gaiman as a writer on the show), and kept the book's humorous tone.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 28 July 2023
  • The awards aim to highlight the humorous side of wildlife photography.
    — Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
  • J’Quan would describe himself as humorous, kind, and fun to be around.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • Other audio clips are more humorous, asking the crowd not to stage dive before the band themselves stage dive.
    — Heather Augustyn, Spin, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Chan is a dynamite writer who moves briskly and with an assured, at times humorous voice.
    — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
  • Trump's message comes just days before the Super Bowl, when Bud Light will return to the championship game with a humorous ad and a chance to make its pitch to hordes of beer drinkers.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • That in turn makes the good-hearted Renfield’s late-night sojourns for therapy that much more humorous.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The Texas Rangers took some humorous flak on opening day for the reveal of their championship banner which was wrinkled and slightly askew.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024
  • This banana-phone flat card set by Minted adds a humorous touch to your stationery collection and makes a great choice for avid note-writers of all ages.
    — Addie Morton, Southern Living, 24 July 2023
  • All the antics add up to a crazy, ridiculous, and humorous look at American politics.
    — Terry Terrones, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Harnick had a penchant for humorous verse, and his work appeared in his grammar school and high school newspapers.
    — Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2023
  • Van Hunt is celebrating Halle Berry's humorous side on her big day.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
  • On the stage, these performances were often ironic and humorous.
    — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Styles range from cute ones perfect for Mother’s Day to humorous ones entirely covered with close-up mugshots.
    — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2023
  • An introduction by Stephen Fry is in keeping with its wry, humorous tone.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Sun fed the algorithm scripts and outlines before presenting the results, which Hernandez says was one of the more humorous days in the writers room.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2023
  • There are genuinely humorous moments and gags that had the whole audience laughing throughout the film.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • His work, with its humorous and welcoming features, is designed for pleasure and for joy.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Most people who identify as funny learn to make people laugh in the short term, at the level of quips and retorts; to come up with a humorous turn of events is another thing.
    — Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 21 June 2023
  • Everything with me winds up being humorous, to a degree.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023

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