Sentence examples for something of joke from inspiring English sources

Over the past decade, as movies have been less frequently consumed in the vulnerable territory of public space, the idea that they might possess the power to scare and undo us has become something of joke, rolfing the horror genre almost entirely into a satire of itself.

The play takes aim at all sorts of things, including climate change (a brief nod to an environmental message delivered in Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya"), and stops at nothing for a laugh (there's even something of Helen Keller joke).

It started out as something of a joke during a Super Bowl halftime some years ago, but it appears as though the joke had legs.

This is something of a joke.

In fact, their site began as something of a joke.

On the runway, the notion of strong women is something of a joke.

In the eighties and early nineties, Bob Dylan's inconsistency was something of a joke.

The countdown clocks have become something of a joke in television circles.

But, among dedicated boxing fans, the alphabet belts have become something of a joke.

"I think part of the message is that rallies on the mall are something of a joke".

Isaac Newton may be hailed a founder of modern science, while Kircher is now "something of a joke".