Sentence examples for jocular statement from inspiring English sources
In a jocular statement upon succeeding the writer Louis Auchincloss, Mr. Rorem said, "Since music is the most neglected of the arts, my first task as president will be to change the name of this organization to the American Academy of Arts, Letters and Music".
A jocular opening statement tells us, "This really happened – it really did", and in a succession of rapid scenes we see the early life of Steve Russell, the late 20th-century southerner played by Carrey, unfold before our eyes.
We all know what was to come, and so every optimistic statement, every jocular dismissal of the financial threat, looks like a damning failure of foresight.
Mr. Craver's daffy statement may be an appropriate response to Ms. Ensler's jocular, occasionally infantilizing approach to vibrators, orgasms and giggly words.
Balotelli's jocular suggestion that Rooney was "not the best striker in Manchester" has not been taken as a serious statement in some quarters, though Mancini insisted that the player was comfortable with his comments.
He made some jocular remarks.
Bob Henry was the jocular m.c.
He could be jocular and also impatient.
His jocular remark drew appreciative laughter.
