Sentence examples for a strain of comedy from inspiring English sources

Exact(1)

It's a bleak book, with an accumulation of unpleasant physical detail and a strain of comedy and affection — Down and Out in Tampa and Lehigh Acres.

Similar(59)

Mr. Swarup's second novel, "Six Suspects," is a Bollywood version of the board game Clue with a strain of screwball comedy thrown in.

The protagonist's conclusive act of devotion has a rare, symphonic exaltation; a theatrical decrescendo that reunites the characters with a strain of bluff comedy raises the stuff of daily life to luminous glory.

The other titan of American slapstick, Buster Keaton, channelled his knowledge of engineering into a strain of mechanical comedy, visible from his first two-reelers to his masterpiece The General (1926).

A strain of fantastic comedy, influenced by Gozzi in its juxtaposition of the fairy-tale world and reality, was developed in Germany and Austria in the plays of Johann Nestroy and Ferdinand Raimund.

A darker strain of comedy comes into play after Boy finds himself in Guantánamo.

Still, it is heartening to see a writer as good as Coe trying to bring a once-rich strain of comedy back into contemporary fiction.

'I've been listening to Henry Cow since 1974 and I'm still not tired.' As befits a man whose strain of comedy fights shy of conventional categories, Reeves likes difficult music.

Coupling Generation Y's fascination with cultural ephemera with a strain of political invective reminiscent of alternative comedy in the 1980s, he demands; "Thou shalt not judge a book by its cover./ Thou shalt not judge Lethal Weapon by Danny Glover.

Cheese is a strain of marijuana.

However, the decision is in line with a general TV policy of suppressing a certain strain of racial comedy from the 1970s.

Show more...

Ludwig, your English writing platform

Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.

Student

Used by millions of students, scientific researchers, professional translators and editors from all over the world!

MitStanfordHarvardAustralian Nationa UniversityNanyangOxford

Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak quote

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak

CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com

Get started for free

Unlock your writing potential with Ludwig

Letters

Most frequent sentences: