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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sort of prank" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action or event that is intended to be humorous or mischievous, but not necessarily harmful.
Example: "The surprise party was a sort of prank that left her both shocked and delighted."
Alternatives: "a kind of joke" or "a type of trick".
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The very first release was a sort of prank.
Edgar does this not out of misguided ideological fervor but as a sort of prank that feeds his ego, gives him a sense of secret power and helps him shrug off his past as a fat, ineffectual dweeb.
On the one hand, I knew it was a sort of prank.
So unprecedented and unruly was this bold psychological stroke that it was at first mistaken, even by the composer's close friends, for a sort of prank.
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A: Sort of.
The answer to that question starts with Johann Valentin Andreae, a Lutheran theologian who claimed in his autobiography, "Vita Ab Ipso Conscripta," to have written "The Chemical Wedding" as a ludibrium, "a sort of youthful prank," as Crowley puts it in his introduction.
A few weeks ago, Adult Swim debuted one episode of season 3 on April Fools Day as a sort of anti-prank.
Additionally, anyone who came to his rallies expecting a sort-of Kinky Friedmanesque elaborate prank was also sadly disappointed.
The idea of cramming food and liquid up someone's ass against his will is so crude and idiotic that it comes off as a sort of frat-boy prank gone wrong.
The idea of cramming food and liquid up someone's ass against his will is so crude and idiotic that it comes off as a sort of frat-boy prank gone wrong.
The sort of prank that has been a staple throughout the world for five decades on TV shows such as Candid Camera and large numbers of radio shows.
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