Examples of punch line in a Sentence
She didn't understand the punch line.
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And in the last panel of the comic, Bernard’s half is silent as Joyce delivers her punch line.
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Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Miss Huang was more a metaphor for child labor practices than an actual character, and Ricken remained more punch line than believable partner to Devon.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
The blood spatter would work as the punch lines, not jump scares.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
Williams has always sourced his punch lines from a place of pain.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Miss Huang was more a metaphor for child labor practices than an actual character, and Ricken remained more punch line than believable partner to Devon.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
The blood spatter would work as the punch lines, not jump scares.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
Williams has always sourced his punch lines from a place of pain.
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for punch line
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“Punch line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20line. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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