Sentence examples for recounted a joke from inspiring English sources

Mr. Harris recounted a joke he had heard Mr. Mandela tell and retell.

He recounted a joke on the subject by his friend Barry Crimmins, another American political comedian.

When Peter Nichols's searing play of a modern marriage hit with a disruptive blast of sexual infidelity opened in 1981, one critic recounted a joke about Moses coming down from Sinai with the Tablets and announcing: "First the good news – I got 'em down to ten.

Asked about the fact that his new company includes many former employees of tech giants, Jun recounted a joke — he said that if he could merge Microsoft, Google, and Motorola, he'd be able to take on Apple.

Asked about the fact that his new company includes many former employees of tech giants, Jun recounted a joke — he said that if he could merge Microsoft, Google, and Motorola, he'd be able to take on Apple.

And she will recount a joke but withhold its meaning.

Paul Hunker Irving, Tex., April 19, 2010 To the Editor: Nicholas D. Kristof recounts a joke in which Mary "always appears in paintings as a bit sad, a bit wistful...'...'..

In the opening scene of The Thorn in the Heart, Gondry invites us to a family dinner, where his Aunt Suzette is recounting a joke involving sauerkraut.

In May 2002, Mrs Winterton was removed by Iain Duncan Smith from the frontbench as shadow rural affairs minister after recounting a joke at a rugby club dinner about throwing Pakistanis off a train.

Meanwhile, Ann Winterton, the Conservative MP recently expelled from the parliamentary party after recounting a joke about the tragedy, today accused the Labour MP who allegedly exposed her of "party political venom".

She recounts a joke her cinematographer cracked on hearing the nominations: "We probably made The Selfish Giant for the gaffer tape budget of Gravity".