Sentence examples for took a joke from inspiring English sources

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took a joke

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Simple past tense of take a joke

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Last year, Groupon took a pounding after an ad that some said took a joke too far, making light of people struggling in Tibet.

A blogger for The Nation called out its "wildly racist tropes", though mistakenly took a joke about a racist stereotype as a racist stereotype, which undermined her argument somewhat.

Rose and Asher highlight that children who are successful at making and keeping friends are good at coping with a friend who has fallen short of expectations for example, a buddy who took a joke too far and didn't realize that he hurt them.

Like a man who once took a joke about the size of his hands too hard, Trump spends a lot of time trying to look as large as possible, from his never-proven $10bn worth (Forbes estimates $3.7bn) to crowds at his rallies and his success in meaningless internet polls.

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"Take a joke," Gregory said.

Comcast employees can take a joke.

Can't you take a joke?

We could take a joke then.

Some people can't take a joke.

Can Ms. Swift, 23, take a joke?

They can take a joke.

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