Sentence examples for a decent joke from inspiring English sources

He managed a decent joke.

It's a decent joke about women's bodies and clothing, sharpened by Satie's "Gnossienne No. 1".

It's a decent joke, about Corbyn's perceived piety and the impracticality of pure egalitarianism.

The show, though, often seemed more interested in proving that the elderly know what the Internet is than in delivering a decent joke.

There's a decent joke in the idea that Matt's predilections make him an unusually attentive boyfriend: he has tea waiting for Laila, rubs her feet, whips up cupcakes in the kitchen.

"I guess when I had the Lenny Henry Show that was a decent joke to make," he says grudgingly, before drawling, "But I'm doing theatre now darling, so it's time for you to do your show".

(Like all decent jokes, it's funny because there's probably some truth to it).

Mr Brown gave one of his best parliamentary performances in ages: a couple of decent jokes, a lighter touch, a bit of mischief, some weighty blows and the brilliantly timed surprise of a Nigel Lawson-style income tax cut in the final sentence.

One skit about two men chatting at a silent disco establishes its (decent) joke early, then just repeats it; we wait in vain for a surprise.

And yet, even in recessionary times, the sample sales market seems large enough to sustain a market of startups, and keeps me looking like TechCrunch pays me a decent salary (joke!).

It was a decent practical joke, a small victory for a teenager.