Sentence examples for a dash of farce from inspiring English sources

An evening that promised so much for West Ham United ended in disappointment, acrimony and a dash of farce, with Slaven Bilic sent to the stands after contesting one too many of Adrien Jaccottet's decisions in the closing stages and Astra Giurgi seizing control of this Europa League third-round qualifier thanks to a comical own goal from Angelo Ogbonna.

Christie produced popular fare, and was known for her ability to carefully craft a murder-mystery plot with a dash of drawing-room farce.

It provided a new form of entertainment for playgoers who go to a theatre for amusement and recreation, which was more elastic in plot or story than the old burlesque... [It] exhibited a little of the old burletta and vaudeville, most of the best elements of farce, a dash of the French revue... and much that would not have been out of place in Parisian opéra-bouffe.

Though structured as a farce — with more than a dash of German Expressionism — the script is black comedy at its sootiest and most rageful.

This entertaining but hopelessly incoherent screwball comedy about modern marriage starts out as an attempt to be an East Coast "Shampoo" with a dash of Woody Allen but soon veers into chaotic free-for-all farce.

A dash of M.C.

A dash of wisdom, amid the shmaltz.

A dash of 60s Mod.

And a dash of turmeric".

And a dash of pink.

Verdict: Strindberg with a dash of optimism.