Sentence examples for try a joke from inspiring English sources

Mr. Kaplan sounded a touch anxious the night before his appearance, still weighing whether to try a joke about lesbian etiquette that didn't work in a club.

We talked about a moment at the end of that scene when they're both in bed, and I try a joke.

Everyone rocked and stared at the ceiling, and then someone would try a joke and the room would burst into motion — tweaking, rephrasing, rejecting — before the autism of furious thought resumed.

Try a joke to break an uncomfortable silence.

If you try a joke and she doesn't laugh, show her that you don't take yourself too seriously.

Not everyone has the same sense of humor, so if you're going to try a joke or two, make sure you're not the only one that finds it amusing.

Gordon Brown tried a joke yesterday.

At one point the Mother tries a joke: "Why is a bad musician like a good basketball player?

Don't decide against trying a joke because it doesn't fit the style you've chosen for yourself.

Philbin also tried a "joke" about Susan Lucci's (Erica, AMC) weight, indicating she had gained weight since her show's move to LA.

If you tried a joke and fell flat, just saying something like, "You can't win them all," or just laugh at yourself a bit.