“Come now, don’t lay it all on yourself. You know I proposed the cupboard,” broke in Snodgrass, who was enjoying the joke amazingly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the way she goes from teasing and joking to sudden seriousness. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“In another second I was going to have to sit down with those guys. I think they’re trying to recruit me,” I joke. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We split our sides laughing, as if she’d told us a good joke. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He forgave this punctuation only in his mother’s letters where a row of five indicated a jolly good joke. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We joked and talked, but his chief concern had always been my “schoolin’ ” and “church raising” as he called it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carlos sucked his teeth, then shook the joke off like a champ and continued, “That’s why we gotta get to this party, so I can see what these ladies lookin’ like.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. He was with his friends, joking around, that’s all,” she said. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He chuckles a little at his own joke, but when no one in the audience joins him he clears his throat and continues. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We don’t talk or joke while we work, and I ignore her when she asks, “So, are we on for tonight or what?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mama has joked that my curves have finally kicked in at seventeen—not that I was waiting for them. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

A real live wire, she liked to play pranks on people and tell the kind of naughty jokes that made Mother blush and cover my ears. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Some sort of test, I think. Fred said it hurts a lot, but I think he was joking.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“No,” he responded tartly, not taking this as a joke at all. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And Cletus made some joke about the church not needing a sign anyway because everybody who was supposed to come most likely heard of it telepathically anyway. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Behind him he could hear men joking, but he could not hear the jokes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Major Major’s father had a good joke about opportunity. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He was not joking, Shadow was certain of that: there was a hunger there for something, for pain, or death or retribution. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

In a way this was Finny’s view, except that naturally he saw it comically, as a huge and intensely practical joke, played by fat and foolish old men bungling away behind the scenes. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Clifton saw that we liked that joke pretty well, he nodded, very serious, and went behind his desk to write something in his notebook. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

They rested on a mountain, on a ledge beside a cave, and they ate their food and drank their mead, and they joked and they laughed. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She withdrew her arm whenever he made an off color joke. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He’s just apologized about the screw falling out and joked that maybe Fish was right about that ghost, eh, CJ? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Then they made gross jokes about him behind his back. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He’ll sit up and make a joke about eating too much pasta or swooning too hard over Anderson Cooper, and ask if I want to go get a late-night milk shake with him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Of course I’m joking, girl,” Ma said into her phone. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m telling you a joke,” she says, “that you find very funny.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m glad to see Baba joking around again, and I know it’s because Thaya Jaan’s surgery went smoothly yesterday and he’s recovering in the hospital. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“If you promise not to hit me,” he said—a joke. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

His joke had failed, Aurelia had gone over to the “enemy,” and Marcus had, for the moment, returned to his spoiled, childish self. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth Cady Stanton sometimes joked that they published “weekly, not weakly.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I joked—just to put her at ease, you know. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Obviously he could pull it off alone, but maybe he wanted to see Guitar warm and joking again, his face open and smiling instead of with that grim reaper look. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the last few days, the toast felt like a sick joke. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

For not understanding that the time for jokes was over. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Percy stared across the circle at Nico, trying to decide if he was joking. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Black Swan Green hasn't got any swans. That's the village joke.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Everyone was talking about her, making jokes and snide comments loud enough for her to hear. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The clansmen climbed onto their scrawny mountain horses, shouting curses and rude jokes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Schindler smiled and moved on, sharing a private joke with my father. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He mussed my hair, but the joke was on him, because it was still wet from my shower. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He was teasing her, and she did not quite get the joke, but shie laughed anyway. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dad joked I was as slow as molasses running uphill. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I let Emery distract me with her questions and jokes and ideas for new tattoos. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Piper thought it was a cruel joke that a hag like her would be named Hagno, but she decided not to say that. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She’d almost forgotten what it was like for her family to joke around. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She says don’t let them hear you joke and pinches me, but she knows my own history with speech therapists. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There must be reasons why there were so many jokes about Brooklyn. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The twins came running, not wanting to be left out of the joke. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Leon asked, trying to turn the moment into a joke. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t mean it as a joke—not at all—but everyone laughs, even Garrett. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t race next year, Cora saw, but loll at the sidelines, joking with his friends, devising mischief. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Tidbit hovered, trying to make Amari feel better by making little jokes and silly faces. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was he still laughing at me, was it all a joke? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

So I gave her to Lori, who whispered singsong into her ear and told jokes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

While the other kids cleared out of the room, laughing and joking and starting their after-school games, I gathered up my stack of books and came to stand by Mr. Ostrowski’s desk. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then my brother made this joke from a movie. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She studied the coy girls, the ones who pretended not to get the dirty joke that made Mary Lou stifle a laugh. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Her joke wasn’t funny, and she knows the tree-sized hole isn’t what Axel meant. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it had been a joke after all, and she was already running a list of suspects through her mind. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I doubt a person like me would’ve been allowed into those kinds of parties in the 1920s. Maybe I’d be in the kitchen or cleaning the bathrooms,” I joke. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Her smile told me she was joking, but I didn’t find the joke funny at all. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Stevie was so embarrassed that he almost matched their joke with the real thing. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“No. That was a joke. Come on, dude. Let’s find those tools.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Okay, maybe I was joking about the murder, but Edie does bump into me extra hard during a basketball game in gym later that day. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“But, anyway, next summer seems like a long way off, I know,” he joked, which made us laugh. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You remember that part of him. Always ready with a joke or some terrible story. But he was great. Brought up the energy in that shop every time he was there.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It is a joke because it is so unlikely we would send eleven sets at once. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The jokes mostly focused on the empty fridge and full bathroom. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I was joking. It’s really cotton candy, delicious cotton candy. Try it and see.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Not funny, Mr. Finch. This is not a joking matter.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

There were poems and jokes, and LeeAnn had surprised everybody with a completely creepy mystery story that had a new installment every week. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

They stared at each other for almost a whole minute, before Harry said, “This is a joke, right? You’re joking.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Is this some kind of joke? Who are you, really?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He meant it as a joke, but I didn’t laugh. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He became a joker, a trick player, and joked on himself as well as others. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The girl still had a sense of humor, but if she was gushing blood, she wasn’t going to be joking around for much longer. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

"Keep moving, cousin," I mutter under my breath as Tess stops to laugh at some young gambler's joke. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

And everyone laughed...then stopped when they realized he was not joking in the least. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

‘And would spoil my joke. You are an interfering old busybody,’ laughed Bilbo, ‘but I expect you know best, as usual.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

How I wish Pop worked and told jokes. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He flattered her outrageously and joked with her about becoming one of his wives. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A scholar named Thomas Cole, however, published an ingenious speculative essay in 1991.2 Corax’s name—giving extra piquancy to the judge’s joke—means “crow” in Greek, and Cole starts out arguing from common sense. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was more like the sound you’d think the Devil would make if he had a good sense of humour and you’d told him a joke. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“A week? You've got to be joking. For a Rule 32 hearing? The trial in this case only lasted a day and a half.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

For several months he had been the butt of various jokes played by the attend-ants and the miscellaneous loafers who hung around the station, despite his warnings and his notorious short temper. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“First of all, I wouldn’t even know what to wear to hang out with you three,” I joked. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A few other students are gathered inside the grounds, joking and talking nervously. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He undoes the robe, hangs it on a hook, walks naked to the platform, jumps the step, almost falls, then makes some joke that causes everyone to laugh. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Food was eaten, mead was drunk, and they caroused and joked and talked and boasted and laughed as the fires became glowing coals, until the sun crept up above the horizon. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mike tried to joke with him as he always had, but Billy Winchell didn’t have time for playful banter. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh — well, I thought it might be one of Fred and George’s jokes,” said Ron. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“All joking aside, I know what he meant. About there being something about you. I can see it.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Dad would’ve joked that he and Mom had tortured me with their stories one too many times and had inadvertently brainwashed me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sammy and the servicemen have been laughing and joking for going on an hour now. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I asked myself if it were only a joke and I couldn't answer. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke nodded absently at the joke, refusing to stop his futile search of the parking lot. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“You think life’s a game! You think you’re in charge! You think I’m a big joke!” his father shouted as he started hitting Cole again, this time with the metal buckle end. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I found Vanessa before the next lecture and apologized for the joke. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“What a joke! Poor little rich girl’s fallen in love with the Republic’s most famous criminal. And it’s even worse since you’re the reason he’s there in the first place. Right?” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It is the basis of all “I’m sorry, I’ll read that again” jokes. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

This was some kind of a joke, I thought. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many regarded the whole thing as a joke. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And here they all were, looking toward the sky as if the Toad’s joke had been more than that. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We started to joke some, and before I knew it I felt embraced in a way that energized me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It collided with the love potion that Uncle Ron gave me as a joke. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

They will stay all night, drinking hot coffee in the street, joking bitterly, working the video and microphones in shifts. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe this was a practical joke on a big scale. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad wasn’t above stretching the truth, because there was nothing he liked better than a joke, particularly if it were on him and even more particularly if it were on Mother. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Her husband would have made a good Nazi. She used to joke about it—though never when he could hear.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I see that you carry heavy weapons these days,” Alhaji joked with him. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He called her “Mis’ Creighton” sometimes as his older brothers did when they teased her; it was just a step from the too-bold joke of addressing her by her given name. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of my uncles used to joke that he would like to die at this time of year. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

If it comes up, you can tell them a joke about the weather or yo’ mama. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Kaede tilted her head briefly at the campfire, where Con and Pol were sitting on their bedrolls, joking with Tali as he prepared whatever concoction they would be eating tonight. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Speaking of jokes, I made words for you.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gorillas aren’t chatty, like humans, prone to gossip and bad jokes. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“No joke—oh, surely, no joke. Tell me about yourself—that is, if you want to.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I was only joking. I think it’s a process. It’s not simple, you know ? I don’t know if there will be a time when I can say that it’s worked. That I’m better.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad used to joke about how they were forced to sleep in separate bedrooms in case they talked about each other’s work,” their daughter, Barbara, recalled. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to be a joke, but comedy is all about timing, and mine was way off. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

His father may have called their plow horse President Lincoln as a joke, but Macon always thought of Lincoln with fondness since he had loved him first as a strong, steady, gentle, and obedient horse. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell me about it. Like, every boy in the class started calling me ‘barfy’ or making barf jokes. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

They no longer heard the jingle of a joke in it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We joked about Lily all the time but knew full well that we were part of it all. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Rumors spread that the deputies joked about killing her. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

He's wearing a loose white shirt and a half smile, like he's in on a joke that nobody else seems to realize. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

"I can ditch it if you want, baby," I joked. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Usually he complimented the cooking, joked, and told stories about his day. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I make a lot of jokes, but you are never the butt of any of them. I wouldn’t make you the butt of a bad joke.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then, of course, the rebels fed the Capitol endless lies, and the joke was on it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

His tone is light, but it doesn't feel like a joking question. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I could hear her laughing and joking with my sisters as they packed things. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I’ve named her Edwina after a clown we saw at the carnival last summer, who juggled and told dumb jokes. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“You made the rule about no jokes in the morning.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would laugh and joke and tell them he wasn't angry or bitter, just grateful to be free. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mostly, kids like Henry have either ignored me or seen me as a joke. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She looked at him, puzzled, trying to decide whether or not he was joking, then she said, “St. Louis.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Momly laughed and Uncle Tony joked me, talking about, "It don't take a rocket scientist to know rocket scientists are real, Patty." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

From time to time, he made jokes that nobody understood and chuckled to himself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I really wish Dylan would come through and fill this awkward silence with some stupid joke. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Put their tails down and slunk right out from under the best practical joke ever thought up by man or boy in Cold Sassy, Georgia. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Then it’s like I woke up and baked bread, I said, and we were joking even then. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wait for her to laugh, because it must be a joke. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

At first you tell yourself that it's all a dirty joke, or that it's due to the "political situation." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when the uncle, who was fond of jokes, said, “Are we not to see the moth-browed bride?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I used to joke and tell him she didn’t have time for him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She’s joking, so I figure this must mean she doesn’t know how much I want to kill her right now. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

That I’ll forget some jokes that had us all laughing so hard. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I knew this because whenever they stopped laughing at my jokes and stories they’d say, “So how do you think I can get Daniel to ask me out?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There was nervous laughter—the kind when a joke cuts too close to the truth. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

They used to joke that it was the perfect arrangement. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He laughs too, at some inside joke we haven’t even shared. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The whole walk home they laughed about Fredo, making up silly jokes about him. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

When the door was closed behind him, Jody heard his father and Billy Buck chuckling and he knew it was a joke of some kind. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brother Leon smiled as if he had made a joke. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not know how you think of all those jokes,” Ranofer said as he dragged the mold forward. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

This was my mom’s attempt at a joke, and thankfully Sra. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, Big B. You know I’m just joking.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

When Root approached her, Elizebeth already knew that the Rum War was no joke. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Realizing it was a joke, Henry caught her in a headlock and rubbed her short hair with his knuckles while she laughed helplessly. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

All the Mexican guys were joking around with each other in Spanish and a couple of them even joked with me and Rondell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The girls at university, in their cashmere and pearls, make jokes about arty beatniks and talk to me less. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I know it’s a joke, but I have to tell her, “I’ll always be A.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Cracking jokes, drinking Monday to Friday, though a little less now, and walking the poison out to make it in time to worship the good Lord on Sunday. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Greenland trainees were in the lobby, joking and comparing notes. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

My mother said people used to have signs beside their cash registers, for a joke: In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just a joke! That’s what we say in Georgia when we don’t like someone! And then we add Bless your heart after!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A single flyer routed two companies of them for a joke, just as they came fresh from the train—before they had ever heard of such a thing as cover. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When we’re done, we can thrash our air instruments,” he jokes. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could hear their laughter and wondered if he was telling that girl the same jokes he’d told down by the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We also laugh and joke around and manage to finish the entire bowl of gummies without breaking off any of Emily’s brackets. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

A practical joke backfires, and suddenly you’re treated like Jack the Ripper. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look ahere. Now I can keep all those bills in one place,” he joked. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Because you would make a joke of it, you old buffoon,” said Löfgren. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I almost want to laugh but the look on Elsie’s face tells me this is no joke. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Her kidneys shrank to the size of raisins, and although I wanted what was best for her, I naturally assumed the vet was joking when he suggested dialysis. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

We have a running joke in my family, that my mother has a type. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They would whisper over the sea, telling jokes and talking about women and girls as they watched the fish rise and spin beneath them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

We all knew Noodles was joking, but, you know, it did seem like the air was different. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I ate alone and walked back to my room in the snowy twilight, with a sour, humorless feeling as if I were the victim of a practical joke. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Smile and joke even when you don’t feel like it. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

So Hannah just happened to roll her eyes at the exact same time I made that joke? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But I knew, in the way I knew Dieter at some level did think about shooting me when he merely joked about it, that he was serious. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Daddy joked about her being taken for a ride because that’s what those mobsters did in those days,” Barbara Friedman remembered. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She had “an itchy foot,” William joked, “and the cash to assuage the itch.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

If ever there was cleverness in the joke, it has been wrung out like a dish towel. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I think she means the ‘piddle’ of the scene,” joked Cha-Cha. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But Armpit knew he wasn’t good at making jokes, and if he didn’t write his speech down, he would just stand there, sweating and babbling nervously. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

So he joked around with the children, telling them monstrous tales, making himself into an evil, scary being. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Listening closely, Theresa could just make out his words as, his face bright with liquor, he repeated a joke she’d told him that afternoon. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mateo nods, and his face scrunches up like he’s told a bad joke. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Every bit of it—its spindly legs, its chronically puzzled expression, its comical oven-mitt antlers—looks like some droll evolutionary joke. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I look like a proper Muslim woman,” she joked. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Even I could pull that one off and I suck at jokes.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I made a face at her weak attempt at a joke. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She thought of how his eyes shone with merriment when he made up small jokes, which he did frequently, and how invariably kind he was to his small, scatterbrained sister Cynthia. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Good eve, Brother Crookshanks!” he cried, laughing as if it had been a great joke to be lame. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

They must have wandered the streets for a while, wanting to congratulate him on the rescue and share the joke of it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“People have always liked my jokes,” Lolo says. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Pretty much every morning in homeroom, she would ask me what was wrong.The first few days, I would make a joke or say that nothing was the matter. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

When there was laughter at a joke he didn’t understand Frankie laughed delightedly behind his chair and when the conversation dealt with abstractions his brow furrowed and he became intent and serious. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, of course not! It’s his idea of a sick, twisted joke! And he’s coming for us. For me. And he’s bringing the Maafa with him.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“This isn’t a joke to me, okay? You can’t be mean to me one second and then nice the next. I don’t know if I can trust you. Or anything you told me.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

This time Ruth heard me, but she must have thought I’d meant it as some kind of joke, because she laughed half-heartedly, then made some quip of her own. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s hard to just joke my way through this one. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The rug had been somewhat of a joke, but the dog question was serious. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beauty of the Fugees’ new home was so extraordinary that it almost seemed like a joke. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Grayson was joking, but Maniac was serious when he piped, “Great! Where to?” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conor still hadn’t turned back to face them, but he could tell Harry wasn’t laughing at Sully’s joke. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Aureliano Segundo, startled at that unbridled glorification of his father-in-law, could not resist the temptation to make small jokes behind his wife’s back. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I laughed so hard at my own joke I almost woke my brother up. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The best was when Thomas collapsed to the ground and joked that he’d fallen into a black hole and could never get out. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

We hung out together during breaks and made jokes, especially since the other three guys hung out together and made their own jokes. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to convince myself that punks don’t feel guilty about giving mean people a taste of their own medicine, but by the time we got home, I felt even crummier about my joke. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She meant it as a joke, but there was an edge of desperation to the question. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The world seemed a good place to him that morning, and he felt ready to stride down the length of the field with a firm step and a joke on his lips. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hilly flashes her eyes at the girls around them, as if they’re all in on a joke. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He had just stood there, not really trying to save himself, just stood there, joking, needling, thought Montag, and the thought was enough to stifle his sobbing and let him pause for air. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was always whispering and joking with me in class, so I suspected he might like me too. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

We didn’t have an upper register, so to speak, but only the middle range of our shared experience and ways of behaving, of joking around. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They could keep telling us he was alive, but it wouldn’t feel true until he was right in front of us, joking like usual. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Neither she nor Camey had voiced a complaint, not even in the form of a joke, in weeks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“You are joking, Lizzy. This cannot be!—engaged to Mr. Darcy! No, no, you shall not deceive me. I know it to be impossible.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Whitaker cracked at least one joke a day, usually tasteless: “I know a woman who will pay me one thousand dollars to see me in the nude: She’s blind.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And of course, asking for permission had become a running joke. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

"And how he loved jokes," she says, "but always laughed the hardest at his own." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I often amused myself this way, with small mean-minded bitter jokes about her; but not for long. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had to be some kind of joke. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was far from a joke with me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

They scoffed at her beliefs, they joked about her soup kitchen. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody laughs a little too much at his joke. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

You can even answer to get the teacher to move on, and then look around and wink, like it’s an inside joke. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He let out this wild laugh, as though, he hadn’t known the end of his own joke. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You and Maya were just joking about it. What are you trying to say?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Everyone was quiet, no heckling, not a single joke. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As usual I found them slighdy disreputable: making jokes about things that were no joking matter. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles handsomely over his coffee and makes sarcastic jokes and the Alex Claremont-Diaz Charm Initiative is as effective as ever. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear and his friend turned the greeting inside out for their own little joke. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Size comparisons, Lelia might joke, but then she always referred him directly to me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But not looking at Bailey, looking at the class as if they were all in on a joke that Bailey knew nothing about. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mentor told me a joke once,” he murmured. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You've got to be joking. I grew up in the country, but I never chased any kind of wild animal into the woods to take home and eat.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

For a moment I think he’s joking, but then realize he’s dead serious. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Another followed—this one of him laughing at some joke I’d just made. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Prince George,” the man said, bowing in a joking way. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

"Better than the alternative," I respond immediately with the joke my father always uses whenever someone tells him he’s looking older. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

That’s how you laugh, how you can bring yourself to joke with them. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes to see if he’s joking, but he’s frowning down at the rabbit he’s skinning. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But once Spoony started dating her, we cut all the jokes out, because even though Spoony wasn’t anywhere near perfect, he was definitely a dude who got respect. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She had always thought the words a joke among the weavers, but here was this strange-smelling foreigner sucking Lyddie’s shuttles, leaving her spittle all over the thread hole. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed at his own jokes, and about the bizarre situation they found themselves in. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

There were no more jokes or excuses to be made for the silly, grumpy old woman we’d known from birth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I need photographs and souvenirs, concert ticket stubs, evidences of inside jokes. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Mark thought he was joking, but the man looked grave.“It is a wildfire!” he shouted back. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“She is putting on airs already,” said Laurie, who regarded the idea in the light of a capital joke. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t a joke, and I knew it. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The Vessels, during her time at the Birthing Unit, had done the same thing: found things to joke about, ways to pass the time. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I'm trying to catch my breath, and I realize I don't even get the joke. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The rest of junior high was a joke. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He listened to the conversation around him, the joking, the needling, the telling and retelling. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Now she saw it for the joke it was—a tiny square of dirt that had convinced her she owned something. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And then I don't know what to say, because the only alternative to growing older is to be dead, and after Bas, Ollie and I don't make those kinds of jokes anymore. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

"I was going to give them a ticket, sir. It was just a joke, sir." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It had become a kind of joke among the fellows. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wouldn't have known if the other boys actually stopped talking and joking because they were no longer paying attention. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He chuckled as though he had heard some private joke. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dad made some joke and I laughed and Mom didn’t. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The Texas joke, on the other hand, is a revered institution, beloved and in many cases originating in Texas. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, bleeding skies. It was just a joke. Of course I’ll fight to win. I’m not planning to die, that’s for sure. But what about you? Don’t you want to become Empress?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then he drifted off in his novel costume, the sergeant’s ultimate practical joke on him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I joke, maybe I can calm him down. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“And your cousin, what part did he have in this joke?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I’m not letting her joke her way out of this one. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Julian knew that he was the butt of their jokes, and I could tell that he cared, for I could see his cheeks glow red. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to make a joke about himself, say something like “Sunstroke hell, the wind blew me off,” but he didn’t have energy to move his lips, to even form the words. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe.that they hadn’t hurt me with all their jokes and name-calling? The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

My grandfather and I had a standing joke. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

But all anyone seemed to hear was this: “He was joking around.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He loved to play tricks, delighted in horsing around, always seemed to have a joke at the ready. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She and Sissy came in talking excitedly and laughing as they recalled to each other the jokes they had heard at the show. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven felt guilty; she knew Thorn worried about them fighting, but she was starting to understand this was just how she and Valley joked around. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t a joke. And we can’t really understand this card until we look at the past and the future. You have to look at them together. Okay, now let’s do the past.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Northerners, as far as she could tell from what she saw and heard in her travels, had turned the Fugitive Slave Law into a joke. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, he sure shouldn’t have gone along with it. But I wish you would’ve told Stacy not to play a joke on me.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He half smiled as if he was still joking with us, but no one laughed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Tally wasn’t in the mood for another one of Shay’s jokes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Some of them had been shopping downtown, and others had been out visiting friends, and all during supper they kept tossing back and forth these private jokes. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Playing jokes didn’t have to stop because you got grown. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Steven, I don’t throw food at... oh, that was a joke, right? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

One joke was that the white men must have eaten them. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In New York the boys were always playing practical jokes on each other and pooling their food and clothes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

A few hesitant chuckles came from the crowd, like they weren’t sure if he was joking or not. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Then she paused and said, “You shouldn’t make fun of that. It’s not a joke.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was after that day, jokes about donations faded away, and we started to think properly about things. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it was his way of trying to let her know he was in on the joke. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then out of the silence, a faint sound, from a distance, getting closer, like someone chuckling, privately, at a secret intimate joke. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I won’t make it out of the building before someone cracks a joke. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“They must be joking. At least, I hope they’re joking. Don’t you?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

The guys in the car make some more jokes about us being boyfriend and girlfriend before speeding off. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Because I knew that Mr. Clifton liked to tell bad jokes, but this time I couldn’t tell if he was joking. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

"The farce of the cold war and the absurd war machine it spawned," he said, "was an ever-growing pathetic joke to me." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"I did fix you a plate, by the way. Don't want you to get jealous," she joked, clearly trying to take her mind away from my giant hand. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

That was when I realized I had to write down the memories and myths and the legends—and even the phrases and jokes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The joke was on the Germans this time though. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Glerk worried that he had already taken the joke too far. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Clarisse, from Ares, was joking about me being ‘Big Three’ material. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

If it’s a joke, it’s not a funny one even for Nita—she spits out the explanation like it tastes bitter to her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I was so used to the dimple in her left cheek by now that I never confused when she was serious with when she was joking anymore. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He always joked around with her, but in a nice way. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Behind every successful Marine officer stands his loyal and uncomplaining wife,” Virgil joked. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she had thought it was a bit of a joke when he told her about it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Think of all the embraces, all the private jokes, customs, greetings, names, dreams, all the shared knowledge and capacity of a black family injected into that vessel of flesh and bone. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I knew he meant it as a joke, but I didn't think it was funny at all. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“If I may say so, sir, you will have your little joke. But it is easy to recognize a judge of wine when you come across him.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hudson swore it was some ridiculous April Fools’ joke from his mother because he’d been counting on them to get back together. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It's a rough joke, the kind they used to make in my kitchen. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Okay, sit down,” he says, and I’m about to make a joke, but he keeps looking at me, so I sit on the arm of the love seat. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Please tell me—I won’t be angry or anything, just so I can know that—maybe it was only a joke? To frighten me?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He didn't want to joke or laugh this off. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When I got back to the district a small group of youth members stopped their joking to welcome me, but I couldn't break the news. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sending Gary Drake to Mr. Nixon’d’ve turned his joke into today’s main headline. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He looked intrigued, but at the same time he kind of knew I was playing a joke on him. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The only thing I didn’t like about Mr. Clifton’s jokes was that they were always about math. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Some looked serious, but there was a lot of laughing and joking. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

That if you love the Divine, you can love everything, be kind to everyone, see someone’s joke the way they want you to. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“The Mystery of the Trinity,” Theresa would joke later. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She meant to tell Tea Cake the joke some time when she was sure she wouldn’t hurt his feelings. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

When something went to a committee for study, the people always joked about it. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed on the verge of making some joking remark, but when he saw me his eyes got wide and his mouth fell open into a small round o. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was impatient with his lessons, mouthed off at teachers, got poor grades, spent his hours coining witticisms and engineering elaborate practical jokes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, and I could box you up," I joked, putting my fists in the air. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She laughed every time, like this was the joke of jokes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this time she was the butt of her own joke. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Arm heard Ear telling a joke in the living room and Mrs. Matsika’s polite laughter. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The people at the bar kept making jokes about women running naked out of the burning hotel. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like an untold joke that everyone around the place is in on. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the dirty socks, she always laughed at her brother’s dumb jokes. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Instead, it became just another worst day, albeit the worst of the bunch, and as night fell fast, we continued on, drinking and joking. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The reason I was talking about all this was because the idea of things “unzipping” carried over from Tommy’s elbow to become a running joke among us about the donations. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were laughing and joking with each other as they headed for the gate to see friends and family or just go into town and have fun. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She poked me in the ribs and laughed heartily at her own joke. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I brought you a piece of gum,” I joked. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“It took me forever to settle down. I think the whole process of menstruation is a joke played by God on women.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought Tyler was joking until an hour later when we sat down to dinner. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

With such kinds of histories of their parties and good jokes, did Lydia, assisted by Kitty’s hints and additions, endeavour to amuse her companions all the way to Longbourn. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I was pleased to be the butt of his joke. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Officer Delinko was tired of being the butt of such jokes, though he was grateful for the fresh clue. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anton and Sully laughed, though it was clear they didn’t get the joke, and all three started to make their way back inside. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The bird made a sound like a chuckle, like it had just heard a joke, and in a wingflap was gone. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Came to be a secret joke with us, meaning something you can’t dress up no matter how you try. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They looked like spiral doughnuts and tasted great - just the right combination of crispy, sugary and buttery - but when Nico first heard fartura he knew Percy would have made a joke out of the name. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I know a lot of jokes, but my wife’s the only one who laughs at them. Ha, ha.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He continued, “Lake Windsor—that team’s a joke, man. Were gonna bust you up this year. You got that big Italian kid, right? Thinks he’s bad? He’s a joke, man. He’s nothin’. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They joked in the break room, they laughed. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

All four of them had a great sense of humor, and they laughed themselves silly over family jokes and the antics of their much-loved cats and dogs. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When he realized the joke had failed, Toby’s face went hard. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Bitter often joked to Jam that her father moved like a functioning disaster, clumsy and charming and breaking at least one breakable thing a week. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“You would not joke so had the queen trapped you!” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My joke gets a few laughs, and it’s enough to encourage me to keep going. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah. I’m sure I’ll be there for the next forty years or so,” I joked. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Privately, Johnson joked the resolution was “like grandma’s nightshirt—it covered everything.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

And he said it so straight-faced, but he had to be joking. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“So you get weekends off,” joked Rowan—trying to add a little nervous levity to the discussion. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Hoodhood was simply playing a joke on you all,” said Mrs. Baker. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

They were playing him for an April Fool joke and he foold them instead. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Dudley would think it was a brilliant joke if I got lost up a chimney, don’t worry about that —” “Well... all right. . . you go after Arthur,” said Mrs. Weasley. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She laughed as if she had made a great joke. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"I have, I have," Fifi joked, "and the problem isn't I can't find anything to worry about but that I find so much." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I joke from my locked and frozen position inside the box. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Underneath any joking, the reality for Russians was alarming. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Boy, I swear, I’m gonna miss your jokes. You be safe, now, you hear?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

There was the great joke that I felt God had played on cats and dogs by making them lap their milk and water with their tongues. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though they joked about hiring a fengshui expert to determine a propitious day for the grand reopening, in the end Ralph and Helen — more practically — simply planned to resume business as soon as possible. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled a lot, as if the world were a secret joke that only he was clever enough to understand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I can hear him and Yolanda joking around, and I’m glad she doesn’t try to pull me into their conversation. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

One who will understand my jokes without my having to explain them. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I knew that it wasn’t a joke, and I was really frightened. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And to me, that fact made those jokes off-limits. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“When you decide to switch to a rocket ship for transportation,” Dad joked at first, rubbing his back, “you’re gonna need to hire Superman to get it in the car!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He must have meant that as a joke. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took that as a joking compliment, as everyone knows that ants are powerful, despite their tiny size. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sorrento couldn’t seem to tell whether or not I was joking. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I mentioned a mail thief as a joke, but maybe there really is one. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There were jokes on the internet that claimed she wasn't human—maybe they weren't jokes. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She says it like it’s a joke, but I’m suddenly aware there might be some truth to it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She didn’t even scold me for my lame joke. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Her mom told her the knock-knock joke— when Alaska was six. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Now Mrs. Frisby’s spirits fell again, and she said, almost bitterly: “You are joking, sir; you are not serious. No rat could move my house. It is far too heavy, much too big.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was a cheerful man who loved children and small animals, who smiled often and told boisterous jokes. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I looked at him to see if he was joking, but his sunburned face was expressionless. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

We know the punch line of every joke before it gets told, so that whoever’s telling it is left to laugh alone. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

They told jokes all afternoon and Francie laughed at them all, whether they were funny or just plain dirty. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sir says, smiling now, as if what Boy21 said was all a joke. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

His smile was amused; I felt like I was missing an inside joke. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was Link, seated among my attackers, laughing, joking with them, behaving as though he were a regular member of the group. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told jokes when he wasn’t in a trance and pretended to find pennies in Kuda’s ears. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Naturally, I disliked this, but there seemed nothing alarming or unusual about it; though some of those casual remarks and private jokes assumed a horrific significance much later. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“And if there were anything these Ekumens wanted from us, they wouldn’t have sent you alone. It’s a joke, a hoax. Aliens would be here by the thousand.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bod stared up at her to see if this was a joke. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Someone joked that the crowd was better than a stove for warmth. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Frankie would be glad to know he wasn’t the only Jew in Chicago incapable of telling a good joke. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mom always said those kinds of jokes didn’t bother her, because Persians couldn’t be terrorists. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The boss would encourage the workers and laugh and joke with them. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, he joked that I had also caused some problems for him: The people in his village thought he must be rich since his granddaughter was hobnobbing with American celebrities. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a good relationship we’ve had over the last several years,” he joked, “but it’s over now. I’m going back to my wife.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Some days it was so hot, me and Howard would lay on the porch with ice cubes on our foreheads and tell knock-knock jokes. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It got to the point that Trapper, half- joking, half-serious, posted updates on Crow outside the trainer’s office. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma’s voice is low and serious, and I wish we could go back to joking about track. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

They must have meant the switch as a joke. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Or told jokes so terrible it made your ribs hurt. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

If I thought about Mama, that seemed like a good joke, but if I thought about me, it made me mad. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“How can it be a joke? There ain’t neither funny about it.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

To be a man, a doer, a builder, a leader, or to be a tool, an unfunny joke, a crusher of funky toadstools. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Purple waves," Sandy joked with a wink at Turtle. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

They laughed and joked as they went down to the first twist of the great stair that ran through Heorot like a corkscrew. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then Tony would tell her one of his dumb jokes. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Clarisse was sitting shoulder to shoulder with a big Hispanic kid who was telling her a joke. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

When he entered the dining room, they were all there, his mother and Eugenia laughing at some joke Moss had missed, Javier finishing up setting the table. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Mba, it’s a lie. This has to be a joke.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He’s looking at me as though he knows something about me, as though he’s teasing me, as though we have an in joke. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a joke of long standing now, left from the time when we’d actually gone to school and celebrated days off. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

By the 1960s, scientists joked that HeLa cells were so robust that they could probably survive in sink drains or on doorknobs. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

As a joke he’d had the idea of taking a room. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

They walked to the church, past the great houses that rested in the shadow of the Lawn, singing fragments of Christmas carols in the atonal Meecham voices, and laughing at every joke anyone made. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Jinny arrived back in the kitchen, the boys were sitting on a bench, joking and counting up their stingers, as Ben plucked them out with an old set of tweezers. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I had to look at Nigel to see whether he was making a grisly joke. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

‘You weren’t joking. I should know by now. You never joke. So what do you mean?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held a bouquet of cloth flowers; he made a joke about them and they laughed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

William may have joked in front of the children, but the new regime was no laughing matter. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But I also knew that Gran and all the other witch doctors and rootworkers and healers before her put up with a lot more than voices in a marsh, or some silly girl’s jokes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Petey laughed right ’long with ’em, never knowing the joke was on him. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

And the people I saw standing in the halls, huddled around whoever had a copy, they knew it was a joke, too. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

It’s as horrible a joke as it probably reads, really shameful. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Within minutes, she’d blabbed to everyone, making it sound like a big joke—with Jess and the twins as the punch line. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Yossarian blazed with hatred and wrath when he saw he was the victim of an irresponsible joke that had destroyed his sleep and reduced him to a whimpering hulk. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Once my eyes adjust to the dim hallway light, I see Christina and Will ahead of me, Will laughing, probably at a joke Christina made. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Silly jokes were not going to soften me up. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He blushes again at the nickname, which must be a private joke of some kind. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He looked at me closely, and when he was satisfied that I wasn’t joking he swung on his hips and pointed across a small stretch of open water, and he didn’t bother to speak. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ken and Bob had this smart, competitive way of joking where one would make a wisecrack and the other would have a comeback and the first would have a retort to the comeback. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think she should joke about that, because you just don’t joke about your life. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sure was glad he got his health back in time for my rat joke. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“We joke in my office that we don’t need health insurance,” he told Bennett before writing a check for $1,000. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He and his mother had joked about it and she hinted strongly that he ought to consider going to medical school. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

People made up jokes and anecdotes about him that were the talk of the town. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tommy never liked it much when the unzipping stuff came up again, but by then the days of his being teased were past and no one connected the joke with him any more. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And just try to get a tree to tell a good joke. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Is this some kind of a joke? Or a dare that Doug and Teddy made up?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Sandy had joked about ashes scattered to the winds. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among the medics there were jokes about this, but no one asked questions. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those titles were just a joke, after all. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She laughed, that held- back neighing of hers, as if she’d told a joke. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment’s astonishment—jokes were few in his life—Ranofer’s rare smile spread slowly over his face. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I knew he was just joking around, but Seanie was always so creepy about how he said things. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Bang-bang- bang, their father likes to joke, aiming a finger pistol at each one, as if he were shooting them, not boasting about having sired them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He says the government made it all up. But he might be joking. Sometimes I can’t tell with my dad.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Fugees were in a playful mood, laughing and joking with one another, trying, it seemed, not to think too much about soccer. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

In his spare time, Louie crashed society weddings, worked as a movie extra, and harassed his housemates with practical jokes, replacing their deviled ham with cat food and milk with milk of magnesia. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Toby looked at her, trying to figure out if she was joking. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Kelly jokes she might have to make his usual the Creature-of-Habit special and send it to him long distance. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“If he was clever enough to send us over to Mandeville like two stooges, lie’s not that psycho. Even somebody like the idealist can play a joke on you.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve gone through this little joke every year since Midget Football. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

If a kid cries or threatens to tell on him, he says he’s only joking and invites them to hang out. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

And Jasmine would laugh because his jokes were always funny even though she knew they were almost never jokes. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Afterward, Frankie had laughed about it, as though it was just a joke. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Woe unto thee if they shall make thee a computer,” joked a column in Air Scoop. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He laughs like it’s some joke only nerds understand. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They had flown out and circled the Spreckles Sugar Factory as ordered—circled it three times so that our father would be sure to see, and then the pilot thought of a joke. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even as they joke and eat, I’m quiet and try to enjoy this fried chicken and waffles. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It meant walking, in my dirty, soggy socks, down the track to get my sneakers, which might've been more embarrassing than any joke anyone has ever cracked on me. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I remembered Salim’s joke fit, because he didn’t want to go to the art gallery. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

This sudden change made me puzzled and angry, as though they were making me the butt of a joke. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although Harry much preferred this new laughing, joking Ron to the moody, aggressive model he had been enduring for the last few weeks, the improved Ron came at a heavy price. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He even made a joke that because of me he got to skip an afternoon of school and asked me if I wanted to help him work on his Camaro. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

But it became something we made jokes about, in much the way we joked about sex. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought he might be joking, but he seemed serious. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He laughed at his own joke, but Stella was in no mood for humor. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

You know, there was a time his little jokes would’ve made me roll my eyes. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Adams joked about these stories: “They ought to gratify your vanity,” he wrote Abigail, “enough to cure you and bring you here.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

That’s very important to me because I was so happy when she said “Charlie-esque” since it felt like an inside joke of sorts. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I remember Daddy joking that his hair line was marching backward like a college band at halftime. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I stared at Annabeth, figuring she’d crack up at this practical joke they were playing on me, but she looked deadly serious. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But he told the joke well, and Perry, though he was in some measure a prude, could not help laughing, as always. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What you said on Friday. About the gay jokes.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

And suddenly there was the moon, joking around in the haze and tossing a dull light that shimmered the fog to the color of old pearls. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, man. Didn't mean to bust in on you. I mean, I didn’t think she’d take off like that. We were only joking.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And in no time at all, hundreds upon hundreds of pairs of feet could be heard passing the tent, their owners talking excitedly, laughing, joking. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In order to cheer him up a bit I tell him a few stories, soldiers’ jokes and the like, about generals and sergeant-majors. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was this some kind of joke or did things balance so that if one went too far in one direction an automatic slide moved on the scale and the balance was re-established? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Foolish. Every last thing needn’t be a joke.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Her joke of a name aside, her general unprettiness aside, she was—in terms of permanently memorable, immoderately perceptive, small-area faces—a stunning and final girl. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

As soon as the driver started the car, Kainene said, “It’s such an awful joke, isn’t it?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Now don’t you make jokes in the morning.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He joked about George W. Bush, about the administration’s dismal response to the disaster so far. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

We called the library a discotheque, which was a joke of ours. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She makes jokes that Tara might have quipped were she not inside the polished-wood coffin. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Fish was sitting on the couch in the dark with his head down. He looked totally hurt. Trying to joke him out of his mood, I said, ‘What’s wrong with you?' Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently, he would carefully open a stuff sack and it would fly out, like joke snakes from a can. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you do this. Don’t you drag these poor girls into our issues. This pageant isn’t some joke for you to make an example of me.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I was late again, but tonight there was no Areida to joke with about our tardiness. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for him to take it up, to unravel once again his tale of plotting statesmen and deluded public, his great joke, his private toe hold on the world. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned around to find that five kids were walking around the curve and past the tent, joking and laughing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

And the sort of son every father secretly wants: big and good-natured and not awfully bright, fond of sports, gifted at backslapping and corny jokes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In four weeks he has gone from local joke to local hero as the placekicker for the Lake Windsor High Seagulls. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even as I sit, listening to Warren crack jokes about the guys on the courts and other people we know from around our way, I can feel something tugging at me across the street. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

You could watch the prop, and not feel anything, or remember anything about how the prop used to joke with you, and how you wanted to kiss it and feel it up. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the jokes we told then are just not as funny now. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shorty’s jokes about how country I had been made us all laugh. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s humming and telling jokes and I’m only here to help. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Plus also jokes, words to the wise, confessions. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Dieter would accuse me of shaking the bunk bed when I turned over; he joked that if I didn’t stop, he’d bring in one of his guns and shoot me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We laugh at every joke, and once in a while Mom kisses me, and once in a while she reaches for Dad’s coffee and takes a sip. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But then I see the way the other kids in the hall are reacting to him, as if he’s this walking joke. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Another cosmic joke for Gaea to laugh at: Annabeth dies trying to keep her boyfriend, the son of Poseidon, from drowning. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There was no need to smile or tell a joke or run for roller skates. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s a joke. Of course Kabul. Where else?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I stared, waiting for her to laugh, or smile, or acknowledge that she'd made a joke. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pirzada and my parents spoke the same language, laughed at the same jokes, looked more or less the same. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

When all was finally ready, the joking stopped. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

At the kiln the potters no longer joked among themselves or smoked idly. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Or he assumed we were joking about the date. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I laughed at my dog—and at my own joke. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had meant to make a joke, but as the words left his mouth, it was not. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not joking,” Emma said, and she took her hands out from behind her back. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“But the Irish are said to be a happy people, full of jokes.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

People even joke around with me now sometimes. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Miele’s architecture partners occasionally joked that he was not in the business for the money, which to some extent was true. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

P.S. to Mr. Hathaway—that last part was just a joke. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

All joking aside, Don was becoming something of a food science scholar. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s performance anxiety, he thought, then wished he could make that joke out loud, but nothing felt right. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was a small, silly moment, but it also showed that boys from thirteen different countries and a wide array of ethnicities and religions and who spoke different languages were creating their own inside jokes. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She waited for him to follow up with a joke. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They’d lose a game, and it would take everything he had to keep himself from cracking a joke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He said my name, and when I looked into his eyes the joking was gone. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Downstairs, María and Rosa cackled at some inside joke. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

We both laughed a little louder than the joke actually deserved, but we were just so relieved that we were still alive after the disaster. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Fred used to joke about it when we were older—it reminded him of a zoo, he said. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip and glance around to see if Carver Jamison or anyone else from the popular group is hiding out, in case they’re playing some sort of mean joke. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

But all during the drive north, and then east, Jody had joked and laughed and chattered and not seemed to mind that I only said, "My" or "Gosh" or "You don't say." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I was only joking,” he said, “This is a library.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He on the other hand talks little: no more hedging or jokes. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was just joking about the barter. You don’t have to talk about this if you don’t want to, but if you do...I’ll listen.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Just another one of Leo’s stupid jokes, but the comment hit a little too close to home. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Not even joking. Eat before you go. And don’t drink anything.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Leo tried to muster a joke, or at least a smile, but he couldn’t. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

That would be such a good joke right now, but my bookbag’s on the floor and this stool is so high that I’d probably kill myself scaling down the side. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Apparently, he thought we were joking about the date. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Arvydas joked and put it up to her finger as if it were a shimmering gemstone. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The daughters were smiling gravely and the son was telling a joke. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if we got the joke that everyone in town had been told. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

When they return they make bathroom jokes, quips about wetting your pants and running out of toilet paper, eyeing me cunningly while they do so. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

If you’re from a normal family, you probably think that part was a joke. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I make a joke, but I’m keenly aware that Phil understands me more than anyone else because he’s keeping a secret, too. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Then, with Mrs. Weasley checking her watch every minute or so, they headed farther along the street in search of Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes, the joke shop run by Fred and George. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“That awkward moment when you realize you’ve been making gay jokes in front of your gay kid for the last seventeen years.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I don't mean a nasty sneer, but an amused, mysterious sneer, as if all the people around her were pretty silly and she could tell some good jokes on them if she wanted to. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She's been working for him for five years, and he always jokes that she somehow makes people want to wash even their clean clothes. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It's called the "Hall of Mirrors," a Nazi joke, Helmuth supposes, because there are no mirrors. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

She saw him glance sideways at her as she passed; then his attention returned to his plate, heaped as it was with food, and to a lengthy joke one of his friends was telling. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Even when things were bad—and they’d been bad a lot—they joked. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It can’t be a joke, because I don’t know what I would do if it were a joke. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He joked about how strange it was to be able to see his feet again. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made a little joke about it—how she kept her mother in the middle of the living room because she didn’t want her to think she was missing anything when people came to visit. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

From here, through the glass, I can pretend that he is just asleep, and that if I touched him, he would wake up and smile and make a joke. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It seemed a funny sort of thing, like a joke with a forgotten punch line. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

In those tender mornings the Store was full of laughing, joking, boasting and bragging. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The suitors made wide eyes at one another and set to work provoking Telemakhos with jokes about his friends. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just a joke, Call. It doesn’t matter whether it’s true or not.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Matthew, if you work here, you’ll never be able to eat here again,” he finally joked. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I joked, showing her my plate, which had nothing left on it but knife marks. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Happy to help. So long as we don’t get a mascot like G-Wiz,” I joked, unzipping my coat. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

And this was friendly joking to what went on later. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“That’s a good joke!” — and for a moment he was laughing, his heart full of family feeling, that tremendous, elemental solidarity. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew he was joking with her, but the thought of the future was sobering. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They joked about her disastrous appearance on Hot Seat. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The kind of joke that makes you laugh the same way two years later, just thinking of it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He’s only been gone a couple days, but he’d give anything to catch a whiff of the flowery perfume Shenice started wearing at the beginning of the year, or hear one of Drake’s corny jokes. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, Jared was in Coach’s office. When I said I was quitting, he made a ‘joke about how I couldn’t until Massah set me free. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They stand around awkwardly in a group until Drew Gilliam joins them, jokes around, and then asks Sierra to dance. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

For a moment the noisy sucking of the donkey was the only answer to the familiar joke. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

These lads called him over to share food and drink with them, and were friendly though rough and full of jokes and jibes. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“If he believes I played that vile hideous joke he has a right to think what he likes of me, and never talk to me again, never see me again.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Nurse Cramer exclaimed “Now, you get right into bed and stop making jokes about him.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

My parents will have started to worry an hour ago, with Mama turning white around the edges and Papa making loud jokes to cover up his own concern. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He waited a moment to see if his little joke might bring her out, but when it didn’t, he headed to the door. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I think she was attempting to make a joke because she smiled when she said it. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps if you’d put on your little play fifty years ago it would have been a joke but the way science has progressed in that time, surely nothing is impossible....Scorchingly...” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The worst thing that could happen was to flop a joke right now. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They hiked back to camp laughing and joking as if they were old friends. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I assume he’s joking about the Fijian holiday. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I wondered if this was a joke, because I don’t understand jokes, and when people tell jokes they don’t mean what they say. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how much Dad is trying to keep things normal with his New York City scavenger hunt, no matter how much we all try to laugh at his corny jokes, these tears are here. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Whatever else we were getting into as the weeks passed one another and my body swelled like a slow flesh balloon, it was not a joke. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he made a joke it was always funny. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He’s sober, and while he talks too loud and makes bad jokes a lot, most of them are at his own expense. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was nice, and, sort of joking around, I let my head fall back and rest on her stomach. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

We joked and poked at each other and talked about nothing in particular. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We started joking about Ice running for mayor of New York and me running for governor. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand the joke but I did what Mr Shepherd told me to and laughed as well. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lawyer chuckled as if appreciating the joke. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s just joking, the terrified woman mouths to her son, even as she covers his mouth with her hand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It felt good to joke, but the bears quickly turned serious. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Are you joking? I think something like that is the one that fits our vision.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We made pointless jokes about nothing at all, our minds eternally on the thought of the next few hours. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

As she said this, her voice lilted with sarcasm, as if this blunder, after everything else—after joking about the Holocaust and glancing at her test—was too much and she was done with me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The way she laughs at my jokes really loudly is amazing—all of which only makes it more amazing that she doesn't fill the Tiny hole left by his absence. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

That one I didn’t want to answer, so I tried to make a joke. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even later in the night, I caught her smiling to herself, proud that I had made a clever joke and proud that she understood it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I had to admit, the more I saw of her, the easier it was to believe she was a plant, a joke, anything but real. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She told me later that was a joke she heard from her father, who was told that story by someone else. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As the boy’s vacant eyes moved across the crowd of amused onlookers, he slowly mirrored their smiles and finally broke into an uncertain grin at the joke which he did not understand. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was good to hear Mrs. joke for a change. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I wonder just how many outcasts have been driven to suicide because of just one too many tauntings or practical jokes on a particular afternoon? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Groups of people and a few couples milled around, all laughing and joking and calling out to each other, some obviously already intoxicated, heading off campus for the weekend. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We aren’t doing anything but folding boxes with the other drivers and telling dirty jokes. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Part of this ritual is mild derision, of other people’s jokes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Eels always have this expression like they just told a joke and they’re waiting for the others to laugh. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Or how sometimes he’d put on a playlist while we lay on the floor, joking and talking about how we were going to take over the world one day. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I laughed loudly at both, hoping Charles would think they were jokes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I nodded once, not quite able to smile at his joke. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Grandfather became bedridden during our stay there, and his children spent their free time telling him jokes, gossiping with him and showing their love. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even when he was making a joke about himself. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Except I mostly just made the joke for Dad. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

My father had no business trying to turn this into a joke. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We joked a little more, I thought like regular American men, faking, dipping, juking. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t look away this time, so he does a salute toward my corner before proceeding to tell the old people looking eagerly up at him a joke about a talking muffin. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Marcos accepted their bouquets and joked that they might as well hold on to them and wait for him to crash, so they could take them directly to his funeral. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Gales and their monkeys were, of course, the main attraction, and I couldn’t help grinning as the crowd jeered and joked about them. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was better to let her talk until the words petered out, like those wind up chattering teeth you could buy at the joke store. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It was like a joke to him. I heard him tell that Chinese dude to take the kick, ’cause he was tired of scoring.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps for attention, perhaps as a joke,” Ms. Washington says. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I put my head in her lap, and she strokes my hair, and we laugh at the same jokes in the same way that we’ve been laughing at them for years. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just chats and talks and laughs at his jokes, which aren’t really funny She has lunch at five to twelve. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He shook his head at me, as though we were sharing a joke. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

That Greek jokes fell flat on Latin ears should not surprise us; Shakespeare’s jokes don’t cause most modern audiences to fall about either. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

A man had put up the sign as a joke, poking fun at the missing cat and dog posters he often saw. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“They probably just want to make some more jokes about me being a snake charmer.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It was as if he believed that they shared a series of intrinsic jokes that did not need to be verbalized. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Is this some sort of trick? Are you going to dump my body into the river, Cullen?” he joked. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I don’t mean to have any of this sound joking. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought it was all a big joke, and she forgot about it almost as soon as we shook hands. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I joked around with my friends, played the drums, sat in classes, and acted even more lame than usual around Renee, but I didn’t let anybody know what was going on with Jeffrey. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And what if my father, for some reason, cracked a joke or said something funny that made me smile and then he would've had to see my cherry chompers? Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I asked Joe to tell me what was the joke that backfired and he said go jump in the lake. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was a little embarrassed because she thought I was just joking, but this time I was really going to be breaking the rules. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“You knew all along that I was a wizard,” he joked. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He stared mournfully at his shoes and I recognized the joking part of the conversation had ended. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Lump-lump Family Mausoleum,” she says, giving the joke one last push. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Let it go on being a joke, she thought. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I said I hadn’t, she did a laugh and continued: “They’re probably just having me on. Their idea of a joke. Forget I mentioned it.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Odin did not ask if he was joking. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

We even had us a joke just between the two of us. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We joked about all the commemorative marches and boring speeches we had been spared by leaving this particular weekend. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chris and I stopped joking and lay still, listening through the walls. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She gets up and imitates the host and makes a joke in Urdu. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Even Leo had stopped making jokes at his expense. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Most teachers used a Smart Board, but as Mrs. Friedman liked to joke, she was “old-school—literally.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

There was even nasty and deliberate sabotage, presumed to be by American men: practical jokes such as sugar in a fuel tank, which could—and did—prove deadly. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The still, lifeless faces of men who had shared food with me, laughed and joked only hours before, men whose voices I would never hear again. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys lay crouched under the wagons, wrapped in hay to keep their wet bothes warm against the now cold wind, and all joked with one another while heaven fell. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yossarian snickered ironically and joked, “Put a gun on and start marching with me.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It’s easier, I guess, to laugh and joke and pretend that tomorrow won’t be any different from any of the days before. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m sorry I didn’t get that joke.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Cordelia’s father is charming to us on the rare occasions when he is seen, he makes wry jokes, his smile is like a billboard, but why is she afraid of him? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a broad grin, almost as if he had just told them a secret joke. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

So they act all loud and hearty, swinging Jeffrey around and telling corny jokes. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, when Mrs. Coulter realized this and explained how the earth and the other five planets revolved around the sun, Lyra laughed loudly at the joke. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

At school we try not to draw attention to ourselves, but once we’re home, the games and jokes start. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When we got older, we liked to joke that we were so glad we had that fistfight. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Erik and his friends laughed about the joke, then the bus doors opened and we all filed in. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just don’t want her to be the butt of anyone’s joke. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she makes a joke of it and says, “But that’s enough about me. What do you think of me?” and I add to the joke by saying, “Nothing much.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Quang-ha's response doesn't seem like a joke: "Not if I can help it." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She came up and touched my cheek, making some joke or other, and once we got in the car, she made sure the jovial mood kept going. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I could not hear his jokes, I heard the king roar with laughter and cough until his face grew purple and he began to choke. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She giggled slightly, enjoying her own inside joke. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

We had a little joke among ourselves that he was such a drunk, his child’s very first spoken word was “alcohol.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“All jokes aside, we should get ready to stand watch,” said Seven, looking out her window. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He laughed to show he was only joking. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, I have enough nerves right now. I must be on my way to win the gold,” I joked, trying to make light of my current situation. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He laughed, pleased with his joke, while Shimzen slapped him on the shoulder. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, did you get that joke? I didn’t hear you laugh.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It didn’t seem appropriate to be joking like that, Will, Miss Mattie Lou being so recently dead. But I didn’t know how else to handle it.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Too bad I can’t bring in old Clyde,” he joked, stepping in front of the potbellied stove. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

There wouldn’t have been a joke in the world funny enough to help her laugh through it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“My mom told me that joke when I was six. It’s still funny.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her name wasn’t a compliment so much as a joke; as a mouser, she was a calamity. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He rode directly to his dwelling, exchanging only small jokes and unimportant remarks with Asher. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

It might have been meant as a joke, but the golden godson’s animosity was palpable. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Grandpa had thought up Southern Independence Day way back in February as a practical joke on the United States of America. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe not in this universe, Chess wanted to joke. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And you tried to make a joke of it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He looked surprised I did not realize that it was a joke. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The golden Titan laughed, glancing at Krios to share the joke. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I missed his goofy smile and his stupid jokes and how he blushed when his stomach gurgled. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to need a defibrillator,” I’d joked, because of course, I thought she was just teasing me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Rachel could tell the lamest jokes and boys fall about the place in laughter. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I’ll bet I was the only one out of the eleven hundred who knew that he wasn’t joking—me and Winkleman. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know how you can joke,” said Sticky. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the bathroom, I looked at my reflection in the mirror and made a face when I remembered one of Dad’s favorite jokes. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry about your mom. I wish she was here, too. Ma was saying how she was gonna be cooking and cracking jokes. Don’t worry. We’ll figure everything out.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I search Jayden’s eyes for a joke, but he seems totally serious. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She laughed at our jokes and teased us when we couldn’t comb through the knots in our ratted hair. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He spoke cheerfully, as if he and the children were sharing a joke. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Neither Salvador nor Lupita had anything to say to the others in the back of the truck, but Elvio laughed and joked as usual. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He told long, wild stories about his childhood; as I pumped panting up steep hills he glided along beside me, joking steadily. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad sometimes joked that the hospital where I was born must have accidentally swapped babies because I look nothing like the rest of my family. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is April Fools day and the joke backfired and made them the fools instead of you. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re not on Indian Standard Time, I guess,” my dad jokes as he walks to the door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The last time we got robbed, joke was on the robbers. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t start beating me up, Captain Ahab, I’m just joking,” I said, laughing. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t really a joke to me, either. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And since Velma T.’s elixir was something relegated largely to newspaper advertisements and jokes, people would have been none the wiser. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

You made jokes with the driver, but I could see that inside you were suffering. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You have a mighty poor idea of a joke,” she said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed, and she laughed, too, although she had not been joking. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A few smile and joke, but their laughter is high-pitched. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The joking manner was a screen; I believed him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was plenty of everything, and there were a lot of jokes about the interns’ giant appetites. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t the jokes that made her famous. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the jockeys’ room he orchestrated a string of clever practical jokes, sequestered himself in corners to pore over literature, and mystified his fellow jocks with aphorisms from Omar Khayyam and “Old Waldo” Emerson. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seems the gas station man was a real card and liked to welcome dumb rookies with his little practical joke. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In another two million years, geologists like to joke, Yellowstone will be producing French fries for McDonald’s, and the people of Billings, Montana, will be stepping around geysers. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He looked to see how I took the joke. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I need a watchman to go forth and proclaim to them all that twenty- six years is too long to play a joke on anybody, no matter how funny it is. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Those jokes finally stopped four months later when one of those twenty-nine men suddenly reappeared at Fort Defiance. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

His one pointed eyebrow quirks, like he’s joking. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I joked, just to try to lighten the mood. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Martín, do you want to tell jokes or do you want to save the restaurant?” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

At first, they hadn’t understood the joke, but Maya caught on a lot quicker than Lauren. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

On the way back to school everyone joked and laughed at Aunt Xi-wen’s humiliation. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joey joked, “Don’t make me pull this car over, boys.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Every movement was a reminder that I was a joke, every pain a reminder that I was better off not pressing the button. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Chuck Day smoked Lucky Strikes and cracked jokes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“This is no time for jokes! The cucos are gone, which means we can’t follow them to the den,” Seven said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I hope this time it will be a boy so we can give him my name,” I joked. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peewee told me about it and for the first time he didn’t make a lot of jokes about it. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not long ago, when Tommy and I were reminiscing about all of this, he thought we’d never really believed in the notion, that it was a joke right from the start. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was only a joke, Sticky. I’m hardly a queen, you know, and I’m not from England. I was born in a country called Zambia and brought here to Stonetown when I was a child.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Me being me, I was stuck on a team with Fatty Bolger, which gave him even more opportunities to joke about balls flying at my face. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It’s Baba’s favorite joke in Spanish, a pun. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Cuba has become the joke of the Caribbean, a place where everything and everyone is for sale. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never made me the butt of a bad joke. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Gilbert Swinyard's joke about a baby in a microwave died on his lips. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Conversation washes over me, slips around me, snagging now and then when I’m expected to answer a question or laugh at a joke. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Farmer Fitzgibbon’s wife had given him the name as a joke when he was a small kitten pretending to be fierce. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“What made you wanna put on your spiffs?” he joked, turning the blue paper cup up to take one last gulp of coffee. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“This whole place is a joke! My time was terrible!” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

This was his regular joke, for behind the lady's mask was a peephole through which Barbarossa kept an eye on his customers. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The letter opened with the normal trivial catching-up jokes, but it soon became more serious. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“No jokes. I want to be serious now. Let me be serious with you.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a bewitching moment: a gorgeous train rocketing through the winter landscape carrying five of history’s greatest architects, all in the same car, gossiping, joking, drinking, smoking. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

People at school think I’m a joke, and there’s a boy I can’t seem to stop being in love with, and he just might be someone I can’t stand. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I was only joking, but he was very offended. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Time was probably the source of the joke I was laboring to recount. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed all the time and made jokes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had so much fun joking and giggling. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Moniek was soon telling jokes, determined to get the guard to smile. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The Swiss navy’s no joke for us. That last motor boat we heard was probably the Swiss navy.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Neither one of us laughed at the joke. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I also fear, if you want to know, that it is no joke at all; and that I am not safe here or anywhere else.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Little wonder that when they sat with him, there was a waterfall of affection, lots of kisses and jokes and crouching by the side of the bed, holding hands. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wears hobnailed jackboots every second of every day, and the cadets joke that he kicked his way out of the womb with them. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Thus one of the greatest jokes in the world is the spectacle of the whites busy escaping blackness and becoming blacker every day, and the blacks striving toward whiteness, becoming quite dull and gray. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We often made fun of them and played jokes on them, but in our hearts we trusted them. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After that we had the worst time of all. If it hadn’t been for Bluebell’s jokes and chatter we’d have stopped running for certain.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie’s mother gestured for her to follow, and Ophie was left wondering whether the man had been joking in that way old people sometimes did. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Me: I felt angry when Callum made that joke before we went onstage. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed too, but not at the hateful jokes made on my people. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie would have laughed at the joke had he not heard the pain and the tears. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

This is what I do, and here he’s treating it like some kind of a joke. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

This whole Circle Justice thing had been such a joke. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“YOU think it’s a joke. What if the Kremlin doesn’t think it’s a joke? They’re perfect likenesses, for God’s sake!” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

His eyes were still full of that weird melancholy, like he was in two places at once; but nothing about his expression indicated any kind of joke. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Waitress, waters for us and one joke for my wife. Skip the straw.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Jazz liked him a lot, especially after The Young and the Restless joke, and the SpongeBob drawing, which she had taped to her wall. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Once, Leo might have made a joke about that. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Lee Lee barely gets her joke out, she’s laughing so hard. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m certainly glad I wasn’t brought up here,” Inigo said, trying for a joke. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was a hideous joke that Trademaster had played on them both seven years before. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He's back to his old self, the cold Rémy I first met, instead of the one who tried to make poor jokes and ask me questions the night of Sophia's birthday. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Give me twenty workers like her and I’d open a small factory and make a million,” his father used to joke. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nudged me in the ribs to emphasize the joke. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Some have suggested that perhaps blacks felt in on the joke, laughing at the over-the-top characters from a sense of “in-group recognition.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He was even more surprised at how familiarly Major Madu behaved, the way he sank into the sofa, got up to flip the album in the stereo, joked with the stewards serving dinner. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“No, Mr. Pignati—” “It was my wife's favorite joke, that one was. She’d make me tell it a lot of times....” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Acted like the whole thing was a big joke. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

On the practice field, a trio of men gathered one afternoon to joke about his plight. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to make a joke, but nothing came to mind. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Maybe this joke isn’t that funny,” I said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was their little joke, part of their morning routine. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

They drank sloe gin secretly and told dirty jokes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe they would come out, tell her it was all a big joke, tell her Jack would be out in a minute, tell her everything was going to go back to normal. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Robb's tone was light and joking, yet Bran could tell that something was troubling his brother underneath the smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“But in the end, the form of the citadel might only have been a twisted joke. Whatever they were, the Mesarthim weren’t seraphim.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Just in case they don’t get the joke,” she supplies. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

It’s sort of a joke, because almost no one else we know owns one. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I was joking, Mom. That was just an attempt to add a little levity.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, she did most of the talking, which was really just joke after joke about silly stuff. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Through Cora—that termite in the attic—Donald reached from beyond the grave to punish her for her joke those many years before. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“And Krakow is in Siberia. I get it. A joke to help me forget about my marriage fears.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And him telling me and Vega it was all a big joke. I still can’t believe he’s really gone. It’s crazy.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

All I could do, really, was joke about it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh!” she cried in evident embarrassment, “it all meant nothing; a mere joke among ourselves.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s not rock and roll, but it’s good music,” she said, and let out a raspy chuckle that made it sound like she was laughing at her own little inside joke. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

"I'm not joking. It was so bad—" "You've made your point," said Clyde, covering her mouth with his hand. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Soon it’s time to stack up the hurdles and put them off to the side of the track, and all the relay girls are laughing and joking with each other. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Elijah began to speak of the Christian religion, of Christians, in the same soft, joking way. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

She told Ophie stories of her childhood and asked her questions and told jokes that she laughed at before Ophie could even process the punch line. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

We are too little acquainted with one another to do more than joke a bit and play poker or nap in the evenings. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Tin started laughing to himself, to let us know he also had a private joke. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she forgot how funny her brother could be, when she wasn’t the butt of his jokes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A few days later it had turned into a joke between them, typical ugly stuff. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

They sat around the living room and talked, telling stories about the old days on Ada’s farm, laughing and joking and trying to have a good time, and suddenly John’s name would come up. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed too, even though sometimes I did not understand her jokes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He was gregarious, full of energy, and made jokes about his predicament. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Jennifer wanted to pull a joke on the prejudiced people in those houses. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I remember you mentioned him. You do mean the ex-lord chancellor of England? Lord Nugent? Not just someone who was nicknamed the lord chancellor, as a joke?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Bunny’s jailhouse jokes had for some reason unsettled me, though I remembered him telling an awful lot of jokes like that, back in the fall. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It made me feel less weird to smile like it was a joke. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her mother said angrily, “Stop making jokes. I don’t know what you’re thinking of. What does Miss Fancy think she is going to do?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I am joking, but I guess she doesn’t think I’m funny. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He joked with the boys on the train, trying to cheer them up. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“They won’t be every day, man. Plus, you don’t make money like this at Cluck Bucket,” I joked, pulling the wad of cash from my pocket again. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

This is turning into an extraordinarily expensive joke, but I'm not very well going to return to the creepy magazine rack and look for a bargain. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a joke. David is afraid of the same thing. His dad is working on some way to get you out of here before you turn eighteen.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Just long enough to get lost a few times,” he joked, dropping down onto his bed. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps it is a bad joke, someone who has a grudge against you,” my father the skeptic questioned. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Always smiling, always joking, always goofing around, whether or not it was the time for it. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I make jokes about death all the time,” the Colonel said. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Finally, I said, “I’m not joking. His brain, I can see it!” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My grandmother in New York didn’t write very often, but when she did, I sent her one of my best school compositions, or a drawing, or a joke copied from the newspaper. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Like, how many fictional people died in that fictional movie? Not enough,” he joked. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

If he realized this was a joke he didn’t show it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s not a zombie,” I laughed, like they were making a joke. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’d missed out on all the social experiences of high school, and even though Adria kept joking that I could be her date for prom, it would never be the same as attending my own. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I don’t guess she thought it was much of a joke, though. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think the other elephants will know any jokes?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t a joke. I want to be Charlotte.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

A few feet away, three teenage boys are laughing and joking. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was something of a running joke now. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Thomas didn’t know what to make of the conversation—it was hard to tell when Minho was joking. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“At least you don’t have the smell of spices attacking you as soon as you enter,” I joke, trying to put her at ease. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Woody Allen once said as a joke that “nature is an enormous restaurant.” The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Of course not, you idiot! I was joking. Does an insane man joke?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

They meant it as a joke, but I thought the joke was on them. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is interesting, in that light, to note that the outsider’s invective is typically more stern and solemn: an insider, more comfortable reading the audience’s social codes, can risk a joke. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. I was just trying to make a joke.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I knew he’d have to do something to try to top my little ant joke. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

That line from Freaks and Geeks, one of Lydia’s obsessions, had been a running joke with them ever since Lydia had made Travis and Dill watch every episode in a single day. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Professor, I believe you are only putting up a joke on me. Why, these flowers are only common garlic.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I’ve never heard a news story about people in Pakistan sitting around drinking chai and making jokes. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

And so she did, complimenting Esther and joking with Esther, but always in that manner that was both playful and patronizing, and sometimes giving Esther things, an old handbag, an old watch. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He remembered that it was a person who was telling the joke, so he smiled for that person. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Still lethargic from my sleep, I wondered if this was a game, a joke of Hamlet’s. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They had been met, then as now, with a strained silence, but then they were silly, bad jokes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

There’s an old joke, told in Simon Singh’s excellent book Fermat’s Last Theorem, that gives a sense of the different degree of rigor of mathematical proof. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

If I said I was old enough to marry and his question had only been the continuation of a good joke, he would be horribly embarrassed and our easy friendship would be ruined. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She’d make a wish and she’d never, ever tell me what it was. She used to joke that if she said it out loud, it would never come true.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Curtis makes his way toward us, most likely to make some stupid joke that only Curtis can come up with. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

What a funny joke he had made about what the coconut said to the drunk man. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caesar Flickerman is wonderful, teasing, joking, getting choked up when the occasion presents itself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They both say hi like we’re all friends, but I remember Noah’s squeak joke when he first saw me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Charlie rubbed his head and looked at me like he hoped I was joking, but I wasn’t. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

If he decided to show it to May Belle, he would have to explain the joke, but once he did, she would laugh like a live audience on TV. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

A classroom joke was always appreciated, anything to fracture the dullness of routine. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If this is a practical joke ...” He slowed the car. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe they just sent the bandages here for a joke.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We all knew he was just joking and that whatever zing he was gonna attempt was just gonna be silly, but still, this was Sunny. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t a threatening or intimidating “messing with”—it was always meant to show that we could take a joke, and joke back, too. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Ah. Your mother used to love that joke." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

August is gracious, charming, and mischievous—so much so that as the evening wears on I begin to think the incident with Rex was just a joke gone awry. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

There wouldn’t have been a joke in the world funny anymore, period. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was tall and lanky with a bronzed, sharp-boned face; his green eyes were twinkly, like he’d just gotten a joke someone had told him earlier. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s not something to joke about,” she replied. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“No, no, my boy, I’m joking—obviously,” he chortles, leaning over to pat my hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, at least I’m standing pretty straight,” he joked. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Have I risked this, made a grab at knowledge, for a mere joke? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mistake, my mistake — I didn’t see you — of course I didn’t, you’re invisible — forgive old Peevsie his little joke, sir.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you’re just not as funny as you used to be,” Grace said, but she knew her mom would know she was joking. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung avoided them lest some recognize him, for he wanted none of their joking on this day. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Nathan wanted to make a joke to lighten the mood and pretend like things were normal. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And she never made me feel stupid, like I was “overreacting,” like I didn’t know how to “take a joke.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Once he had got on the subject of cat-houses, and afterward his jokes got so raw he had to be hushed up with beer. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was a master of the sudden change of register—a joke, or a phrase of unexpected intimacy. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then they laughed and made jokes, arguing that everybody’s story was the same and that it would be better to write love stories because everyone likes them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I complain, they claim it’s just a funny joke. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Orchids to you and razzberries to those presumably intelligent Americans who can’t take a joke when it’s on themselves….Yours until the Martians come.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

She tells this like a joke on herself. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Larson said, “If that comedian lived in this country or this country or this country, and if he had told that joke about the president last night, today he would probably be in jail.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas grabbed Chuck by the collar, joking around. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Candice knew he was joking, and she knew she was supposed to laugh. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It used to feel like a joke between us, whenever I wore it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

We thought it was a great joke, once the black rings had been around for a few weeks, long enough for us to get used to them and make them the subject of jokes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I think,” he said, “people just have different ways of expressing what they feel. Those kids make jokes and complain. You run around screaming your head off and tackling people.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘Ted, I don’t think this is a time for joking.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Jazz always joke about how we didn't get to choose either. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He started off with about fifty corny jokes, just to show us what a regular guy he was. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She’s joking, but when she looks over at him, The Taker’s face is rigid, and he’s staring out the window. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And I heard my father's voice joking, "As long as you can find yourself, you'll never starve." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

When he looked at her she looked at him and, as though it were part of the joking conversation she was having with her friends, she laughed aloud. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

My mom’s asking me about my feelings, Dad’s turning it into a joke, Alice is getting political, and Nora is keeping her mouth shut. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

And it’s called a Mars mantrap as a joke comparing it to the Venus flytraps of the known world.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Nobody talks to her because she doesn’t talk back. And my jokes are not dumb, for your information. I happen to be a very funny person. Anyway, if Bobby likes Kelsey, he can have her.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Garfield awoke on Sunday morning, he was calm and positive, just as he had been the day before, even joking with people around him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘It’s fine to see you up and yourself again, sir! Gandalf asked me to come and see if you were ready to come down, and I thought he was joking.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The photo caption read: “Already feeling better! A SAD case jokes around with our friendly doctors.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Since I decided to become a rock god. It’s Zachariah like—” “Messiah,” I pipe in, getting his joke. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Trust me: that Eddie kid is not learning any lessons,” I joked. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“If he did, it was all in his own head. He talked about us getting married, but I always just passed it off as a joke.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But no joke—for sure, any minute now, my head will truly explode. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

There was the sardonic look on his face his family knew so well—the joke on himself that made him laugh inwardly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She gives a cheery laugh, as if this is a joke. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He clapped me on the back as if I’d just made an especially good joke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He must have been joking, or speaking through a sudden uncontrollable anger. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Vienna he had lived first with the fear of her, then the joke of her, finally the obsession, followed by rejection of her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed as if the joke was funnier than it was. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Gabriel, the people of the Agua Negra are good people. You know that! Who would carry out a joke this far. And who could make stones rain from the skies!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was only joking, but he knew I could drive. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

It had been at least three minutes since I made that joke, and he was still holding on to it. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Like maybe the tallest one—the James Madison of the bunch, though he doesn’t have James’s joke of a moustache—might just pick it up and steal something out of the front pocket. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Caesar tells a few jokes to warm up the audience but then gets down to business. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"I'm joking. Keep the money. Sorry I got so annoyed." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Shannon gassed the joke up like he always did whenever it wasn’t about him. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Professor, are you in earnest; or it is some monstrous joke? Pardon me, I see that you are in earnest.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Everyone always chuckled and made small jokes when the Nines rode home for the first time. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was a stupid joke, meant to lighten the crazy-heavy mood in the kitchen, but neither of my dinner pals even cracked a smile. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

A few of the smaller men even go gallivanting around in little undershirts decorated with childish prints, and nobody seems to notice the joke. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's friendly, tries to set the nervous ones at ease, laughs at lame jokes, and can turn a weak response into a memorable one by the way he reacts. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“A good joke. Where was I? Secondary hallucinations, yes. Women come to me with snakes crawling from their ears. When I cure them, the snakes vanish.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I'm not joking. That's what he said,” she said, sounding bored, not playful. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When I explained the joke to Mr. Apatan, he was not amused. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

What he did was wrong, as like a joke, playful. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The Blue Monkey thought this was a great joke. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

And tomorrow morning this would be a big joke to laugh at over breakfast. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Cops have no sense of humor about that kind of joke. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand his expression — it looked like he was enjoying some private joke. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lately he’d started joking about us playing air- guitar—air-cello duets, which was about as far as I was willing to go. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh. And what about how his hands were so rough and red from all of his sculptures that sometimes I joked to him that it was really the sculptures that were sculpting his hands? Over.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It showed this beautifully modern open-plan office with three or four people who worked in it having some kind of joke with each other. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We joke around about that whole “only two black kids in the class are supposed to date” thing. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

To her, the world was one happy joke. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it became apparent that the mast had been chopped down, rather than felled by lightning, Hiram Wallace became the butt of all the watermen’s jokes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found Mabel and joined her on a blanket just in time to hear the punch line of a joke I already knew. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We chitchat about the party, about the entertainment, about the food, and then he makes a joke about avoiding punch since training. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad lay on the kitchen floor cracking jokes about an ordinance that had recently passed in our little farming village. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, I have been avoiding cars and the river, just in case,” I joked back. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Geiger, the bearded, hippie teacher cracked a joke about the principal, and a few people laughed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Sure,” I say, trying to make a joke of it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

No doubt it was nothing more than a glib remark, meant as a joke, but it sounded as if Lord Fredrick had no intention of sending the children away. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He remembered an old Indian joke: follow cigar smoke; fat men there. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so pleased with their response to a joke I made up that I told them one I had thought of the day Ham Knapp and Mike Froelich had attacked Julian's book bag. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Is this your idea of a sick joke?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me as if to say, “What sort of bad joke is this?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

These were my two closest friends; we liked the same games, the same jokes, the same topics of conversation—even the same kinds of food. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I flirt with you, it's not a joke, and when I say I want to know you, it's not just because I'm curious. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

People were shouting jokes and pulling boys from underneath the bed. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a comedian finally told a joke we laughed at. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

For a moment I found myself wondering if this was all some monstrous practical joke. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask someone, “Suppose Zaydeh isn’t dead? Suppose he’s joking and wakes up to find out he’s buried?” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

People were moving about between desks, or leaning on a partition, chatting and sharing jokes, while others had pulled their swivel chairs close to each other and were enjoying a coffee and sandwich. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, and I couldn’t tell whether she was being serious or joking, because her next move was to lean over and kiss me on the cheek. I dunno. She’s hard to read.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I remember a bunch of guys joking with Alex in the locker room. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah. I wonder if he’d sign my imaginary autograph book with his imaginary pen from his office where he writes articles about imaginary birds,” I joked. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It’s a family joke we do when Scooter visits and cooks for us. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Luckily, he seemed to have gotten his name as a joke, because he was pretty quiet. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Most of the students surrounding us laugh as if Boy21 is joking, but I can see Erin twenty people deep in the crowd, and she’s biting down on her lip. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now the joke’s over...and it turns out it was never a joke at all. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Ages had not been joking when he said the ceiling was low. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He’s the doorman and security guard, and he’s always cracking jokes while he’s waiting to carry suitcases up and down the stairs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Noticing I wasn’t sharing in his joke, he eased up. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Give me back our stuff, and I’ll tell you a joke with a good punch line.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I myself had laughed at these jokes, hoping to fit in. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was just a joke. We’re going to have potato salad and smearcase and cold chicken and apple pie and lots of other good things. We’ve been cooking ever since your father called.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean—that wasn’t an attack! It was a joke—I didn’t mean to actually hurt you, Your Highness,” she said in a jumble. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I thought of it as a defect in his character that I must try to correct, so I told him jokes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Allow me to introduce my commanders. The elderly one here is Lewis Armistead. The ‘Lothario’ is a bit of a joke, as you can see. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The horde joined him, falling about with merriment at their Chief’s black joke. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“And in the blackest times ever ready with a joke...Father’s courage was an inspiration never to be forgotten by any of us.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Your grandfather used to joke if she’d just sit on the bow of the boat, he’d only have to fish half the time.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

With all the arguing and jokes about Mr. C„ the trip seemed real short. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

And they, most recently off nature’s mold, sense that they have only narrowly missed being another of her jokes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that a joke or do you really mean it?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"It was just a joke," Sandy tried to explain. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She tried to tear the roof off the house,” Grace’s dad clarified, but he sounded like he was trying to make a joke. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The two of them joked about American girls. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We joked and talked, but his chief concern had always been my “schoolin’ ” and “church raising” as he called it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was a rattlebrained fool who would undoubtedly giggle and take it as a great joke when the Cauldron-Born came for him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

My other coworkers, too, like to joke around, and I find myself laughing and dancing around the kitchen and happily flying up and down the stairs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Miles was just trying to make me laugh. Everyone was laughing like it’s all some kind of giant joke. But I don’t think it’s funny.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

They stood loafing on the corner, telling jokes and laughing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I think you hit him with too much ooh. Like...smells more like eww," Candace joked, curling her top lip up under her nostrils. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Luke didn’t realize it was a joke until the principal smiled. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They were together constantly, it seemed; they finished each other’s sentences, they talked in a patois of inside jokes and shared references that sometimes she barely understood. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My dad likes to joke around, and it would definitely be awkward, but I guess I’m lucky. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Then someone told a Mullah Nasruddin joke and we were all laughing. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She joked with me about the fact that when she had first met me I was so cold that I didn’t care that I was wearing a woman’s winter jacket. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He is behaving much as he does with his parents — he reasons, negotiates, and jokes with equal ease. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Had I not been able to get this bill passed,” he joked to reporters, “I would be sleeping on the couch.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We used to make unkind jokes about him: why was he teaching in Mason instead of somewhere else, getting for himself some of the “success in life’ ’ that he kept telling us how to get? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything in response, but a kind of smirk appeared over his face, like he was enjoying a joke with himself, and I knew how happy I’d made him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had another bottle of wine and Georgette made a joke. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Aru used to think that friends were there to share your food and keep your secrets and laugh at your jokes while you walked from one classroom to the next. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

While the grown-ups sit at the table, telling jokes and laughing, I go back to the baby’s room to spy on Rosa, listening to her breathe and let out little sighs as she dreams. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I see you laughing and joking on the stairs of your own house with some pretty girl in a blue dress, her holding your arm like she owned it. I saw you, Wash Fuller.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And he told me a joke. I really like Ivan, Aunt Stella.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I scour his face for a sign that he's joking, but no—he really does believe it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, stop joking!” the first man said, and burst out laughing. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says girlfriend like it’s a joke, the way you would say a word like booger. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

There were some things you didn’t joke about. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Unless you tell me what this joke’s all about, I’m getting on back home. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘Telling me. But I don’t think this is a joke T-shirt. It’s only two words.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The joke was that to my seventh grade English class, I had made my father a myth, like djinns, like Rostam, or like Mike Maguffy’s girlfriend from summer camp that nobody else knows. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The Jolly Green Giant jokes are bad enough. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody made their little jokes about my challenge and then Rene took my spot. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wondered was this Grandpa’s idea of a practical joke or was it a sermon. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what everyone else was thinking, but I was thinking that this was supposed to be joke time, so why was Mr. Clifton trying to make us do math? Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It never seems to, bother him when no one else appreciates his jokes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I’d never heard that joke before, but somehow, I don’t know why, I knew the answer. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The joke was, if you wanted privacy, you just had to close your eyes. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The detective running this thing was a joke, whoever he was. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

‘But I knew in my heart that he really meant to go. He always used to joke about serious things. I wish I had come back sooner, just to see him off.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There is nothing like a small joke at a vigil to help you relax. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they laughed, they never thought to tell me what the joke was. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A crowd of young people waits near me to board the ferry, joking and jostling each other about school and movies and some farmer they must have passed on their outing. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A man with a big red nose is telling the jokes and two younger men are laughing at them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth might well have been thinking along the same lines, because she was now looking definitely worried, but in the end she did a little laugh, like Rodney had made a joke. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and Chris could have private jokes, too, and everybody would be sorry they weren't sitting with them. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried that morning to model confidence, smiling and joking with the kids. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Then he joked that the supply of food in his freezer, gifts from grateful community members who cooked for his family, might last as long. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Her smiles, her laughter, her kisses, her jokes—those are all just for me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The fact that the same joke, the same style, has no effect in France or England or Italy makes this contention valid. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said this must be some kind of April fools joke you guys are playing on me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how much time they spent together, it always felt like there was one more idea to talk about, one more joke to tell before they went their own ways. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had never seen someone stutter like that; I thought he must have been joking or playing around, so I laughed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Now I can’t seem to think of it....I miss you, Nat. I...I...When I go to tell you a joke and you’re not there...I miss you most awfully.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papi likes to joke that if there were ever an Olympic event for worrying, the Dominican Republic would win with his sister on the team. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

We dumped our loads and sat on the ground, bedraggled and spent, and stared at the lagoon as if it had just played a terrible practical joke on us. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Most of us Marines were spending more time joking and talking about how the war had to end soon than worrying about the impending battle. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I wouldn’t mind being the mayor,” he would joke in interviews. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It couldn’t have been her personality because she was a good talker, liked to joke and tease. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nurse had a wide smile on her face and seemed to be interested in the lieutenants jokes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I thought he must be joking, but he was not. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Manny told me Jared made an inappropriate joke, so he hit him.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m not joking. I think in a little time, very soon maybe, we might be coming into some money.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed as if he had told a very funny joke. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mom tried to laugh at my joke, but she was sweating. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“He should be sitting beside me, holding my hand under the table, kicking my foot with his foot, turning everything into a dirty joke.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I go to the green level—the jokes. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

They drank and joked and were still at it when Hugh and I returned later that evening for the fireworks display. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Major Major’s father repeated this good joke at every opportunity. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She goes off to the kitchen, joking to Jay and Lena as if everything’s all good. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He surveyed the scene and smiled at a private joke. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to be a joke, but neither laughed. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to go and thank him,” said Jo, by way of a joke, for the idea of the child’s really going never entered her head. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

We high-five it around the table, acting like this is a big joke, but we all know it isn’t. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

It must have sounded like he was making a joke. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They must not joke or laugh, or even smile. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t take your father’s jokes too literally, Ari. All he’s saying is that he thinks President Reagan is too heavy-handed.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Call Call! Did you get that, Wheeze? It’s a joke.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The chickens never laughed at my jokes,” he said. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you think it’s all a joke . . .” “I didn’t say it was a joke.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” I joked, “’cause you usually just talk about boring old people stuff.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The only slight drawback is that I’m one table over from Brij Nath and Matthew Weir, both of whom slurp cafeteria chili and gargle it in the back of their throats as a joke. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then the jokes started, more and more cruel. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A priest who told an anti-Nazi joke was arrested and executed. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Lancelot rode by, laughing at some private joke with the Queen, the commonalty were amazed that be could laugh. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

From what I saw, most people thought this was a joke: honoring the scoreboard like this was a quirky little thing we East Shoalers did to cover up the fact that it had killed someone. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The team leader was Guenter Wendt, and it was an astronaut tradition to play a joke on him on launch day. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I just figured he was joking. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

At least, he's still able to joke around. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I took it as an elective freshman year,” Grace said, then smiled when Maya laughed at her joke. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“The boy likes my lame jokes. Nice. Best pizza place you know of?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I told jokes I had never told before. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You have not made the first joke; you have only been the first joke.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Carrying herself with the dignity of a queen did not prevent Cleopatra from staging tricks and playing practical jokes. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Mom used to joke that it was when the road was dry that people ran into trouble. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia didn’t have any joke at the ready, which meant she liked the idea. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“My grandma deserves more than being the punch line of somebody’s bad jokes. Her name means something, just like everyone else’s.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be making jokes like that in front of the children!” she scolded. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

We wait for the taxi, laughing and making jokes. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Someone made a copy and sent them to me as a joke. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Nobody else knew how to react, and they basically looked at each other like, Is she serious or joking?! The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“FYI, it’s hard to unbutton buttons when your hands are shaking,” I say, and even though it’s not a joke, we both laugh. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It was some old joke between them which Johnny did not know, and both the men suddenly began to laugh. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A swollen-headed raider, full of boasts and stupid jokes and mead. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She used to tell great jokes, too, ones that would have Lenny doubled over laughing at her impressions, but it’s been a long time since she told one. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I was amazed he never once tried to make a joke about it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

That beautiful young woman who was joking around less than a day and a half earlier was just nowhere. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you joking?” he says, his eyes wide. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

There couldn’t possibly be a worse time to play a joke—Newt or Alby could be in there. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mark and Linda used to joke about how much food he ate, so he took the hint and scaled back on eating. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Guitar didn’t smile at the familiar joke, but there was enough recognition of it in his face to soften the glare in his eyes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It did not even cross Bod’s mind to wonder if his guardian was lying or joking. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

And something else with a magic theme, or jokes and gags, or . The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had passed a pleasant evening, joking and playing games with the little creatures. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I sort of laughed when she said that, because at first I thought she was joking. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

With all that, I don’t know why we were joking, but I said, “Oh, you’ll get your share, all right.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again came the “idiot” whisper—this time repeated across the room as if no one wanted me in on the joke. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m not joking. And don’t take this the wrong way or anything, but he also said you aren’t nearly as dumb as you pretend to be.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

We stood in the alley where we shot basketballs through hollowed crates and cracked jokes on the boy whose mother wore him out with a beating in front of his entire fifth-grade class. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I remember. He tripped the soup waiter as a joke—oh!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had played her last joke, as Maxim had said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

A lot of the girls take it as a joke. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

First her mom thinks Alicia and her dad are ganging up on her to play a practical joke. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne asked, frowning as though she were the victim of a joke or a conspiracy to embarrass her. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around, expecting someone to crack a smile, to let me in on the joke. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

There is a joke in the Talmud we did not see? The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was obviously joking, but Jazz decided right then and there that she liked him. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He had a favorite joke: God once called a conference of world leaders. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He’d been ready to introduce himself, explain how they’d come in peace, maybe tell a few jokes and offer breath mints. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I wait for him to say something lighthearted, make a joke, even look at me, but he stares into his lap. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Guess they’re in a hurry to head back to the hotel and check out tonight’s episode,” joked Jenny. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Wars were waged, the Internet was invented, and a robot had rolled on the surface of Mars, and in Afghanistan we were still telling Mullah Nasruddin jokes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not playing a joke that any eight year old boy could have thought of, it’s letting your own uncle be laughed at by a man that would wear a red tie. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said it like a joke, but Piper sensed the sadness behind her words. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Let’s forget it. Say, I heard a joke about Yll yesterday, I meant to tell you. What do you say you fix breakfast, I’ll tell the joke, and let’s not talk about all this.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood trembling in front of Phineas, still holding his crutches in place, unable to turn and face Brinker and this joke he had gotten into his head, this catastrophic joke. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He once joked to Huxley that he could not “go the whole orang.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m a joke as far as Buz is concerned. He thinks people are strange if they even read books. Besides,” I added bitterly, “what would a writer be doing working out of a slave market?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She winked at me like we were in on a joke together. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but why would I? This isn’t a prank. This isn’t a joke. It’s my life.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

It’s just a joke, but my heart isn’t in it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t get the joke or want Thaya Jaan to comment on my shirt, my singing, or anything else about me. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The merchant had said those very words, joking. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

No one hardly ever guessed the joke, except when it was a super-easy one we all knew anyway, like “seven ate nine.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It’s some gross boy/locker-room sausage joke, isn’t it? Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I make the joke about you not giving me a choice, will you say I’m being defensive?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

June holds onto his elbow and makes half-hearted jokes, and when they pull up a block from the cafe, she offers him an apologetic smile. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

People joke afterward that perhaps they did not want to miss opening night. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I have six dollars to my name, and he’s gonna buy something as a joke. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

To Kit’s surprise the husking was fun, enlivened by singing and wagers and jokes that seemed uproariously funny. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He had narrow eyes that often seemed lit with a secret, as if he alone were in on some long-running joke that the rest of the world would come to appreciate later on. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Ruby demanded, and Sparrow couldn’t tell if she was joking, or truly saw no difference between licked spoons and licked boys. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She had a great sense of humor, made jokes, and laughed all the time. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She is kidding, of course, though that kind of comment within families is never entirely a joke. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Everybody laughs at the silly joke with me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He’d take me for ice cream and walks on the beach, and we’d have secret jokes and signals like my friends do with their dads. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Percy wouldn’t recognize a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing Dobby’s tea cozy.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It also diluted its appeal to preschoolers with jokes aimed only at adults. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I recall that you used to like my jokes when you were a little boy!” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Couldn’t someone have put Harry’s name in the goblet as a trick, a practical joke? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The word secrets dangles off his lips, almost to the point where it’s a joke. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Dill wasn’t as good with the jokes as Lydia, so Travis felt safer telling him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Some of them smiled, hard and brittle, as if enjoying a particularly good joke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if Diego was joking about the dress code, but I would have worn clown shoes and a tutu to get out of my house. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Ma joked that you couldn’t keep anything secret because of the “Conch Telegraph.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell them your elephant joke,” she says after a long pause. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He was unusually quiet around me, like he knew I couldn’t stand it if he started making jokes. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I don't even try to laugh and smile and joke with the rest of the family. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was always a great joke between us, except for those rare times when Papa began to weep at the lyrics. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cordelia says, because there is a wave of corny chicken jokes sweeping the school. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve talked about this. If you have to explain a joke...” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“In a way,” deep in argument, his eyes never wavered from mine, “the whole world is on a Funny Farm now. But it’s only the fat old men who get the joke.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat there expressionless for a little while like he didn’t know what to make of my bad joke. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she forgot how funny her brother could be, when she wasn’t the butt of his jokes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Harrison had heard them sing at a picnic and, joking, had asked them to sing at his funeral. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My belated appreciation of the crude joke that had kept me running, was not enough. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Showing off for customers, Uncle Lige kept making jokes about miracles, and Grandpa joked back. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Leandro, the engineer, joked that he and Manolo could have mashed at least a ton of sugarcane by now if they’d been rigged up with a harness like a team of oxen. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, listen, Doc,” my dad said, joining in on the joke. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her eyes could twinkle and laugh, too, and kids said she could crack really funny jokes. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Aunty Uju laughed as though it was really a joke. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When Annabelle thinks of that state line, she thinks of Kat, and the joke they had after the two of them read On the Road. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

In school, he just sat there sketching and smiling like he was in on some joke no one else got. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“A stupid, stupid joke—” 'Tour plan to desert. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The others all began to laugh then, even Call, who knew the joke was at his expense. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even though...eh...No. I don’t have any jokes about it. I just do.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

To say that she and Max had united and become a single country was a joke that Grace kept thinking, but never said. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She made a few jokes, and I laughed harder than I should have, and she went off to the next guy. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without its natural enemies the plant grew so fast that southerners joked they had to close their windows at night to keep it out. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Gerald liked Rob, who was always cracking jokes and acting silly. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood and said goodbye, and I watched him join them, taking in the easy way they joked together and imagining an alternate reality in which I was one of them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“So she takes after her mother then,’’ joked one of the men. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

We joked on like that till it was time to go, and just as he was going he handed me a piece of paper with a poem on it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed heartily at his joke, reminding me of a ragged version of Clement Moore’s Saint Nick from the old poem “The Night Before Christmas.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Tyrion had never quite gotten over the suspicion that his father had inflicted the boy on him as a joke. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But the real joke isn’t that the sluggers revealed to me the date of Earth’s demise; it’s that they offered me the choice to prevent it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I even laugh at some of his jokes. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“We joked that the shrapnel was so sharp that if it hit your head it came out your toe,” said Manfred. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I bet you never heard the joke about the teacher and the beans,” she said. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time, it’s an inside joke between us. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

They were joking loudly among themselves, laughing raucously and punching each other’s arms. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I picture Matt standing up at that podium making that joke. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

At night, as a family, we played board games, told stories and jokes, and cranked Jackson 5 records on the stereo. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you’d appreciate my joke more if you weren’t so sensitive about your stature,” I teased. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Padva dismisses these comments, though she does joke that with enough silk and an industrial-strength corset she could make Chandresh himself pass for the most fashionable of ladies. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I laughed because I thought she was making a joke, but then I realized she wasn’t. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. If I’d known about the raid, I never—” “Are you joking?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Bruh, seriously, we didn’t even think it would go that far. It was just a joke.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Now it was really no longer a joke, and Gregor forced himself, come what might, into the door. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You tried to get the other girls to like you by making fun of me. Like I’m a joke. Look at the freak.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then, seeing that the men were Americans, he shrugged that off as a joke. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s no joke to be in your position. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As everybody ate and laughed at my dad’s jokes, I took the biggest and best piece of baklava from the middle of the tray, walked to Mrs. Miller, and gave it to her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I felt like being his son was now a joke. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not quite sure how to respond to that,” he joked, and all the journalists laughed. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the meal Alexa and her parents joke and laugh and eat rubbery non-cheese in their cozy, interesting home. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“You are in high school now, Mustafa, and it’s not a joke.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a ridiculing laugh; it was a happy laugh at a good joke. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t believe I used to worry so much about people not liking me. Seems so unnecessary now,” Nicole said, watching a group of black shirts laughing over some private joke. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

My mind scrambles for a joke, but I can only think of a riddle. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Steven, this is no time to joke.Your brother is a very, very sick boy. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dari looked at me as if he needed me to tell him whether she was joking. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It’s a joke. 3RD JUROR: What are we gonna do about it? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell she's joking, but sleep doesn't come easily as I lie all alone beneath the tree. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Conversation: men and women joking, talking about shore leave. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I say, my knuckles digging into his scalp till Dad saves him from the noogie with one of his lame jokes: Why cant you play sports in the jungle! he asks. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

That whole class allowed for time to joke and be happy with other students. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Hey, I thought you said you were a genius,” I joke. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Thomas was quickly learning that jokes about Frypan’s cooking were just that—jokes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They stood around, smiling and joking, keeping an eye on the clouds overhead while they waited. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The steak’s not bad, he jokes, the vegetables not too rubbery, it’s a Saturday night, eat up, y’all, we got church in the morning. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Next time she tells you to clean your room, say no. And then when she gets mad, tell her you’re just standing up for yourself,” Julia jokes. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Kind of nice being waited on,” Mom joked. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Same thing happened last night about this time. But it didn’t wake you up. Some nut on the other end of the line, laughing away like it’s the biggest joke in the world.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dirty joke had been somehow insulting to blacks. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Although they had no sense of humor about their names, Ken and Bob did like to joke a lot. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hearing him joke and tease and tell tales down at the store, you wouldn’t of known he had a care in the world, unless you studied his eyes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Noah didn’t mean to make you spill. It was supposed to be a joke.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“No joke—Hurricane Noah is the only thing on FEMA’s radar right now.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘It’s hardly a joking matter when one’s loyal subjects are being eaten like popcorn.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A little sword for a little man?” joked Penny. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You are going to blow-dry my hair with that brush? You must be joking. Can’t you people think?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I roll my eyes as he laughs at his own joke. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He smiled slightly, nodded to himself, enjoying a private joke. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

We shared inside jokes and whispered about things we didn’t understand. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Hazel could tell that Leo was trying hard not to make a joke. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Theon dropped back and followed well behind them, talking and joking with the guardsmen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I’ll sign right up to play on the Tigers,” I joke. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He would ride me in a joking way in the room, criticizing my housecleaning or the way I wore my uniform. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In shop, I try and joke around with Yolanda, but she is in a bad mood or something and stays bent over her project. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Of course I was dying to play that part, but Mr. W. is one of those rare teachers who can actually take a joke. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Am I going to hell for joking about it?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

After what Jason had seen in his dream, he didn’t feel much like joking. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I couldn't tell if this was some sort of joke, or if he just didn't like me, but I couldn't understand how he could not like me when we didn't even know each other yet. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

And in the dugout and on the bleachers, I wasn’t joking around, imitating my teammates, and keeping everyone loose. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Those bozos. Hey, Stone. I heard a new CIA joke. Okay: how can we be sure the CIA wasn’t involved in the Kennedy assassination?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“I was kidding; that was a joke. I know you had to make up your own mind. Of course you did.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knew Dad was joking, but something in the sound of his voice told me his feelings were hurt. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I made motions and even made some jokes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d wait until we were all in our seats, and then he’d raise his white eyebrows, and smile just a little bit, and say the first part of the joke. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad you can joke about it, but I’m serious.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“I used to roll a joke along the ground and we both followed it. That was how we kept going.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must be joking. Who am I to play against the likes of Stan Smith and Jimmy Connors?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around at the congregation as if to include them in his joke. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Something in Dr. Finch’s eyes told Herbert that this was a joke. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I start to make a joke about changing my number, when Mom's voice cuts so roughly into the phone that I feel like I've been stabbed with a rusty, jagged blade. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Come on, man. It’s Sunday. Ain’t nothing on but reruns of what we just experienced,” I joked. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I say, but I can tell Mr. S is joking. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

In the tumult that gathered in the courtyard to drink coffee, tell jokes, and play cards. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She notices this quite clearly, the way Geoff stops the joking and laughing and pushing. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Like he knew everyone would get the joke because who doesn’t think he should be standing up there? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

They couldn't tell if Bryson was being serious or if he was joking around. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was joking, but his words tugged at my heart as thoughts from last night filtered into my brain. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It occurred to me that Joan, hearing where I was, had engaged a room at the asylum on pretense, simply as a joke. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

If Papa were here, he'd be whispering violist jokes to pass the time. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Or they were chips from imaginary skeletons; lost virgin souls; pieces of pretty, insensitive ice; their loveliness an untouchable joke. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed and said she was joking and ruffled my hair again. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Insiders joked that its initials stood for “No Such Agency.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Like that old joke of talking about someone till his ears burn. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even Maribel, who months earlier never would have been able to process a joke like that, put her hand over her mouth to hold in her laughter. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The uproar of jokes and joy went on around him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The car ride home was a one-man comedy act comprised of every nun joke Gramps could remember. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He cracked a joke, as if saying, Ha-ha, yeah, all part of the job. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I was trying for a joke, but it came out sounding macabre. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed bitterly, but I didn’t get the joke. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Colin put his hands together under his chin like he was praying and made a puppy-dog face, which was a dumb joke but also pretty cute. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Was someone playing a joke on me, I wondered—a weird, unfunny joke? Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

"Well, well, well, my man Muhammad Ali is in the house! Heard you taking jokers down for the count!" he said, but not smiling or laughing, or showing any signs of it being a joke. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Several lockers down I hear laughter, and I turn to see a bunch of boys with Matt in the middle, telling some joke. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

It felt surreal, to see the man standing not ten yards away from him, after having hero-worshipped him from afar for nearly a decade, after having laughed at every YouTube joke. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Now she had finally taken the ultimate flight into space only to have her fellow cosmonauts joking about her cooking for them? Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Tyson, do one of your name jokes for Travis,” Lydia said with a wicked grin. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Without even knowing the joke, the other girls joined in. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

By this time, I could hear Mama coming down the path, telling Jay’s head a mess about what she was gonna do if this was some kinda joke. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Folks laughed and Preacher Powell beamed because his joke had been appreciated. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His look was bright and filled with secret jokes. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“We should get you on painkillers more often if you’re going to start cracking jokes. Oh, and to answer your question—I beat her up.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And for me to strap up his arm in a splint would have meant my becoming one of the main perpetrators of the joke. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I happily fill special requests for ice cream and grilled cheese sandwiches; I laugh at the Barbara Bush joke when it comes up again, and again. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lives in Croydon, a hamlet just south of Levittown along the Delaware River, which is frequently the butt of jokes among students in the local schools. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Would you do that for me?” she jokes right back. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“This joke I heard today on the rig...” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I definitely trusted Thomas with my life, even if he couldn’t tell a joke to save his. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

When she once appeared before a group of reporters wearing a white shawl, some of the journalists joked that they would not write about suffrage unless she brought back the red wrap. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

‘Someone who just thinks about playing jokes but never actually does them?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Forms leaned together in the taxis as they waited, and voices sang, and there was laughter from unheard jokes, and lighted cigarettes outlined unintelligible gestures inside. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

When they ordered him to stop, he joked with them, not taking the order seriously. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Midway along to delivery, Bailey came home and brought me a spun-silver bracelet from South America, Thomas Wolfe’s Look Homeward, Angel, and a slew of new dirty jokes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while they would have shared jokes, probably things about fish, phrases that would make them chuckle. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He lied, but he lied big enough that it wasn’t just a lie, it was a joke. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Here, they even laugh at all my dumb jokes, every single one. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And there’s a level full of corny jokes and silly sayings, with room left for us to add more. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He must've skived off most days 'cause his empty desk became a sort of school joke. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

But recently the joke is becoming all the more real. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But for the life of him, he couldn't come back with a joking response. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

They strutted around the neighborhood in groups, joking, laughing loudly, sometimes even calling after girls, with identical stupid, self-satisfied grins on their faces. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He smiled, making it clear he was joking. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

On the way home, Stella was in no mood to joke or play around with her friends like she usually did. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

There might have been no war at all for an hour or so, as the men ate and joked in the mellow sunlight of the dooryard. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hardly laughed at any of the jokes, only the really really funny ones. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Crispy corn dog: it makes you young again,” I joke. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“You looking good with that thing on your head,” he joked. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The same five harvesters were there, and Elvio talked and joked with them all, sometimes in English but mostly in Spanish. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

But that was Liam for you—he joked about Zu making friends at the drop of a hat, but he was the same way. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Call kept going because the Captain told great jokes, “not like yours, Wheeze, really good ones.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My plan is to cut it and say I was just joking about being indi'gena. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to make a joke of it: “I don’t want to have my hair all matted for the photo.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They tried everything: telling jokes, country and western songs, a ventriloquist act with a lovable fuzzy sidekick, photo ops with terminally ill children. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Not after he made our friendship out to be a total joke. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

For all of his training, Dr. Rohmer would never believe that cripples themselves are a diverse group, and some make jokes. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Frank joked that his brother had once cost them $100,000 by swatting a fly. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yeah, it’s all chill after seventh,” she jokes, but then she gets serious. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“What I said last time, about actually wanting to be here; that was a joke.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Continuing to laugh, I said, “Thanks a lot for the joke.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dude, I got this,” Michael always said, a joking reference to the impossibility of sprinting upstairs to the platform in time to catch the train. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“And the whole country is broke as a joke. We are not going to be fine.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It’s a joke with no one to hear it. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t forget wanting to die by his pool the night of the party, or walking home because he thought I was a joke. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m not joking. You have a baby sister.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you touch a girl, even as a joke, and she pushes you off, leave…her…alone. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Now he knows how to make jokes. He laughs out loud.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

That journal held Eddie’s humor, his silly jokes, his stories, his dreams. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Oh, what low joke was Fortuna playing on him now? A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doesn't look like he can take a joke either, Victor thought, as he committed the two faces to memory. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He tells jokes and makes small talk, all the while wondering when the next telegram from General Grant will arrive. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Just a joke,” he said, his grin fading. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Before, he had talked and joked with his men. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, everyone, all joking aside, we really ought to try and get a boat.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Where we come from, everybody is a cousin,” Lefty tries to joke. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t the same privacy on the phone as in their letters, but at least they could make a few jokes. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know who she was talking about, so I thought it was a joke. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But she sounds like she thinks it’s a joke. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Each time he heard the girls talking together he drew himself up straight and laughed carelessly aloud to himself as though thinking of some private joke. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I could not believe he was making a joke. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Friends who will laugh at her jokes and make her laugh, too. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The boy who’d fled from the hospital must have left the shirt on the antenna of Officer Delinko’s squad car, obviously as some sort of joke. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You had one job,” Reg joked, but it seemed the whole group was out of laughter. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As he kept the ball away and I chased it, a couple times he put his hand on my head as a joke. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Can I become a Quaker?” asked Kit, only half joking. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Every letter had been a slap in the face to Wylan, a kind of cruel joke. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Until then, she’d been making out the whole thing was a bit of a joke, that if anything she was going along with it to please Chrissie. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Lee, “I was not making a joke. In my obscure but courteous Oriental manner I was indicating to you that I would prefer to know your opinion before I offered mine.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wes joked about it, putting on a charade around his friends, but it was the most uncomfortable and vulnerable he had ever felt. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“At that time, foolish jokes at the crawlers’ expense may make the difference between our existence and our annihilation. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I don’t. I was only making a joke.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, we have time for jokes now, do we?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

By this time my little joke was over, and I was almost ashamed; so I took the typewritten copy from my workbasket and handed it to him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I got it right on my spelling test,” I remarked, trying to make a joke. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like I had a big cheese or nothing, but it was definitely a grin, and no joke, it wasn’t bad. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Laughter floated up from the street, German voices joking back and forth as the patrol moved on to somewhere else. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

For every achievement, there was always the joke intended to take it away. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Atanabi was kind of famous for laughing at her own jokes. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

In the cafeteria, instead of people leaving Ty alone, instead of them cracking their stupid jokes to each other, a bunch of them had decided they'd sit with him. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

That made it just like Christmas evening except it was getting late and it was still light outside and nobody was telling jokes or acting jolly. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if she was joking or really angry that I liked the hairstyle. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It’s homecoming, which means school is a total joke. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We sang camp songs about the gods and ate s’mores and joked around, and the funny thing was, I didn’t feel that anyone was staring at me anymore. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I just knew my grandfather was playing a joke on me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed at the jokes and swore at the mosquitoes and liked everyone. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s like watching a car wreck or something,” he joked. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Probably my favorite thing, other than joking around with my team, was when an astrophysics grad student from the University of Central Florida came to speak. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

One of the few ways prisoners can take revenge on warders is through humor, and Van Rensburg became the butt of many of our jokes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The enlisted men were playing a practical joke! Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Coach, you are clearly taking those ‘suburban dad’ aspirations pretty seriously with jokes like that.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“Mirjam said they liked to joke that they were like sisters. And royalty. To be honest—and I feel badly saying this—she was a little irritating about it.” Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Hey, so I don’t know if this is supposed to be a joke or a prank or what, but I saw your flyer about the post office. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Kevin told her jokes and really seemed to listen to her. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I had made that joke up when lightbulb jokes were popular, but I had never told it to anyone before. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a joke. How are you going to learn not to take everything so seriously if you live with that crazy lecturer?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Maybe Bryce will stop asking for a real one,” my mom jokes. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t going to spend my last days on Earth as the butt of his jokes. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” he called to the room at large, and all noise ceased: Fred and George, who had been cracking jokes for the benefit of those nearest, fell silent, and all of them looked alert, excited. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We were driven down to the courthouse for our joke of a trial. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad would sometimes joke that Mr. McCracken lived a double life, working as a dentist by day and preparing for the end of the world by night. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The soldiers joked back with the kids and after a while I walked over myself and listened. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was only half joking, hoping that maybe she had. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Me, I was trying to decide if I was joking or not. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

As I argued fleetingly in my discussion of pathos, the joke can do more than just perk up a drowsing audience. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

But now, in the midst of two dozen teasing, laughing people, he must kiss her and make a joke of it. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “Howdy, pardner,” which is a joke he does. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I know Mom had been joking in our backyard, but that’s how I would have imagined them in the end—lying side by side in our garden bed together. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was not a Ringwraith—a Nazgûl—and I was pretty sure she had never read The Lord of the Rings, so it wasn’t like I could joke about it with her. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As soon as I took a step toward him to grab it, he slipped it back in his shirt pocket, shook his head, and cracked a joke. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Someone Mr. Kreuk has sent me to sell to, laughing at his bad jokes until the transaction is done? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I’m only joking around, but Yolanda gets a stern expression like I’m one of her little brothers or sisters acting up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Tanin, however, smiled tolerantly at their jokes—she liked to consider herself above such petty emotions. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I’d overhear the reporters at The Welch Daily News make jokes to one another about the highfalutin writers who worked at those papers. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps if I hadn’t pulled her up so sharply—perhaps if I’d just made a joke of it and carried on—she’d have seen how absurd it was and laughed. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mom watches the video that shows people actually talking and cracking jokes and even going to college by using that machine. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stop thinking about all the jokes Daddy had made about Mr. Tushman’s name. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But they could always joke their way out of it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Roy was careful not to gloat or joke about it, or to draw any special attention to himself. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she whined to the policeman, verifying Milkman’s and Guitar’s lie that they had ripped off the sack as a joke on an old lady, she had to look up at him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has a joke he likes to tell the girls who sit on his lap. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When his parents tell him, one evening after dinner, Gogol thinks they’re joking. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They sound like jokes and kisses, like the friends I should still have. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Lieutenant Cross nodded and closed his eyes while the others clapped Strunk on the back and made jokes about rising from the dead. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two soldiers laugh, a joke for only themselves. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I thought making a joke might help lighten the mood, like it did in the car with Dad. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The other riders joked him about his boils. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of joking or leg-pulling on any of them. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She laughs a little as she says it, like it’s a joke. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell if she was joking or not. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When she returned home she shut herself up in her room to weep, indifferent to Don Fernando's pleas and explanations as he tried to erase the scars of that strange joke. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

They walked through the wood for twenty minutes, talking and joking loudly, until at last they emerged on the other side and found themselves in the shadow of a gigantic stadium. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Even the jokes about him seemed bitterly cruel. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or they make jokes about the models in Life Drawing, who change from night to night. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Surely it is all some sort of dark and unfunny joke,” Penelope thought, as she took her place in the line of dancers. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He walked the whole way with Mr. Robert and Dad and laughed and joked with them about every stupid story they told. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got it, but as was usually the case with Call’s jokes, I didn’t find it the least bit funny. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It could be a joke, if the tone wasn’t so cold. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“No secret jokes between the two of you. You promised to tell the truth.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I’ve heard people make jokes about trying to hold a greased pig, but I’m telling you, holding on to a seal in the water is harder. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I—I took Boots away and hid him, to play a joke on Julius.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

They had shared jokes and he’d given her free potato chips. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Maybe Peeves let it in for a Halloween joke.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Dimple glanced over her shoulder and saw Celia deep in conversation with one of the hipster-model boys, tossing her curls and laughing throatily at a joke. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She needed rest, badly, and though she joked with him about dying of sleep deprivation, she was, in fact, afraid. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Some of our delegation joked that we were being led into an ambush on the enemy’s ground. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandfather joked with the nurses and talked with people all over the hospital. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He felt that the joke was on him and he took a seat alongside the wall and propped his feet upon the rungs of a chair, as though he had not heard. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mikwam came out along the path to meet his friends, and the men talked and joked before they made themselves comfortable, sitting on blankets on the ground. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“The quickest way to get out of Sing Sing is to come in as warden” was a popular joke. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when I made a few little jokes, Tommy was lost in his thoughts and didn’t respond. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jokes that it goes all the way back to Shem. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

That was his second joke in recent times. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Soft enough to hold baby Cynthia and stare at her and laugh and laugh like she was the greatest joke ever told. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I was laughing at some joke the teacher hadn’t heard, Jeffrey was screaming as the needle sucked the bone marrow out of him. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward, pretending someone had just told me the funniest joke in the world.Click. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But when I saw her picture, I knew I could get in bed with her on Sunday mornings and tell jokes even if she had been out late the night before with a beau. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And sometimes I make a joke and they don’t get it. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come now, madam: you must not take on. I was only having my joke.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re enemies, no matter how many jokes he tells or how friendly he seems. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I loved his laugh, his handwriting, his steady gaze, his honorableness, his freckles, his appreciation of my jokes, his hands, his determination that I should know the worst of him. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

We both crack up, and Jax looks like he wants in on the joke, and Deb-and-Kiki glare at us like we are so weird, but we don’t care. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He thought it would be a sort of joke: self- conscious cominess, like a painting of a giant Coke bottle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He laughs a few beats before every joke and grimaces before every scary part and, seeing as I’ve never much liked scary movies, I can appreciate the warning. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

"That's what I like about you, beautiful. You haven't told me a single one of those vulgar jokes. Come on, beautiful," she said, "pour." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Will you go to the dance with me? Not because of a joke or a dare. Not because I feel sorry for you, but because I like hanging with you, okay?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

They lapse into idle conversation, little barbs and inside jokes, and these nights may be rare, but they’re still nice. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Hmmm. I live alone now, and you seem nice but you could be a killer”—she joked, but was half-serious—“so how ’bout we drop you off first.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a very good piece of art, but it was their own little joke. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

A man in a tuxedo came up on the screen and started telling jokes. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Nately reacted on sight with bristling enmity to this wicked, depraved and unpatriotic old man who was old enough to remind him of his father and who made disparaging jokes about America. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Always holding hands, always laughing over some private joke. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Started a “joke” that wasn’t funny to begin with, then beat it to death. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

For a joke she threw up her arm and hollered to him, ‘Heil!’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“The ship. It came from the sky again, landed, and the tall man stepped out and talked to me, telling me little jokes, laughing, and it was pleasant.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

We always got along well with the soccer team; they tended to be pretty clever with the jokes they’d play on us and were always appreciative of what we’d do to them. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It told them when it was time to laugh at a joke. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

‘I wish — I mean, I hoped until this evening that it was only a joke,’ said Frodo. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had talked to Sammy the night before, had joked with him, had heard the high-pitched laughter and watched his car pull out of sight. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other end Don Fabio must have made a joke because the American breaks out in laughter, then calls Checo to the phone so his supervisor can speak with him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m laughing with you. That skull joke was pretty funny.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I'm sorry Burke, I was honestly joking, but I’ll stop for real. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He still joked around, but Frank sensed something different about him—like a ship with a new keel. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He would crack dumb jokes and tell stories and dredge up bits of trivia, anything to make her smile. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sherrie wanted to talk about the disposition of certain funds, but John kept joking with her, stalling her with odd cracks and silliness. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles and jokes, but there’s this depressed, big ego, this overly sensitive thing that is nothing like Will. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

More commonly it was left to me to figure out such essentials as who was in charge, who was good to work with, who could take a joke. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it’s just a joke, my darling! No need to be so pious all the time! God knows I don’t blame the poor man for wobbling like venison jelly!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

We were caught up easily, Mirren, Johnny, and I—feeling the power he conferred in picturing us at Harvard, the specialness of asking our opinions and laughing at our jokes. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Trying to grasp a sense of normalcy, he made a weak attempt at a joke. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They would accept a cup of tea with a quiet nod of thanks, and maybe smile and maybe make a joke. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s the one whose tactless comments and cruel jokes about matters I don’t think are funny have made me insensitive to any sign of love on her part. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He joked that it had “all natural air-conditioning.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I told him Ryan was joking, but that made it worse, because David laughed and laughed in that twisted position, and Ryan mimicked David, tipping his own head way over, laughing. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought he was joking but you could never be sure. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Turkey, I said, was our national bird but the joke translated so badly and they were so puzzled and suspicious that I said yes, we would probably declare war on Turkey. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It is supposed to be a joke, as if Gram and Gramps were going away by themselves and might not reappear until the following spring when the tulips were in bloom. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

And he used his trick, his standard joke. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I joke, recalling the letter he once wrote and how he worried about my various travels. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought he was going to make a joke about her name, but he didn’t. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I promised you ancient mystery, and now it’s nothing but a parking lot,” said Paolo, half sad and half joking, as they got back in the car. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He tells funny jokes and has a very witty way about him. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I thought, making a sad joke with myself. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes!” said I. And although my sister instantly boxed my ears, it was highly gratifying to me to see that the answer spoilt his joke, and brought him to a dead stop. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Major Major’s father was a sober God-fearing man whose idea of a good joke was to lie about his age. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Back at camp, they’d had a running joke about stealing each other’s breakfast. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You think it’s a joke, do you? You think that sucking my boy up into your Fudge Room like that is just one great big colossal joke?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Despite my vigorous protestations, the joke is repeated twice during the breakfast service. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made my stories as ridiculous as possible so people would always know I was joking. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As a joke, Lily would even check the medicine cabinets. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

All the other runners on the track were cracking jokes and playing around. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s stupid, Mr. D. It’s silly. It’s not serious. It’s somebody’s idea of a joke.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would put on his best face and tell a joke. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hamlet laughed at his own joke, but Horatio had the grace to look uncomfortable. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Are you joking? You think we’ll still be here when winter comes? Mother, no!” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Stuff. I don’t know. College essays. It’s like a running joke. We talk about the strangest possible essay questions and—” Miguel rested his forehead on the handle of his shovel. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

For some reason he had helped Marcus and Salim carry out their practical joke, maybe because that’s all he thought it was. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In the library paste,” joked Sierra, who was loosening up. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He was smiling just a bit, as if he’d told himself a joke. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Summer school double-sucks because Dylan has been cracking jokes ever since that day I came out of the guidance counselor’s office with the bad news. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. You had this look on your face like you couldn’t believe she said that. She claimed it was a joke and laughed. I laughed, and then you laughed.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“I know. It was a joke. So, you want to?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He lingered for a few moments, as if thinking it might be a joke—or maybe one final test. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I popped around to everyone, working, chatting, telling jokes, making deliveries. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But she said that as if it was a joke. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod slowly, waiting for Boy21 to start laughing, for Coach to come running in with the rest of the team, pointing at me and howling at the elaborate practical joke, but that doesn’t happen. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Who, Lu?" she asked, her voice brightening up, happy like this was some kind of joke. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I was about to crack a joke about her being a closeted creeper when I saw her face. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But instead I decided to save that joke for me and Cotton. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She’s made a joke, but she’s the kind of person who doesn’t even crack a smile, so it’s not that obvious. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

During the days we dug up delicious fat purple potatoes, chatting and joking all the while. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just a movie with some friends. You know this town is boring you to death already,” Lucas joked. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“On the rocks is best,” Burnside shouts back, completely missing the joke. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

If this was supposed to be a joke, Briony ignored it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Spending time together around that newly decorated tree with its aroma of pine filled us with jokes and hugs and laughter. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Had they ever told stories, joked, and splashed together on the riverbank while they cleaned the day’s catch? Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Do you own some kind of joke factory in Indonesia where you've got eight-year- olds working ninety hours a week to deliver you that kind of top-quality witticism? Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

She understood the words he was saying but thought he must be joking, playing a terrible joke on her and her brother and sister. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Manolo started joking about how if El Jefe gets disgusted with any one of them, he doesn’t even have to bother to send him to La Piscina to be fed to the sharks. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The joking tone fell away from Rafe’s voice, and he set down his fries on his tray. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Yet they did not appear miserable in the least; instead, they were laughing and joking, as though they had just played a game of bowls and not fought a potentially disastrous fire. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the sharpest reprimands he ever received were from General George Strong, a man who made antisemitic jokes in private, and who pushed Roosevelt to clamp down on “militant” Jews. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mom laughed as she walked away, but I was too relieved I wasn’t going to miss the show to get upset about her jokes. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He could even imitate him telling some of his jokes, while I remembered his eyes were turned down at the outside corners and deep brown like springtime mud. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I have a Churchillian relationship with alcohol: I can crack jokes and govern England and do anything I want to do. Except not drink.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

But I can’t say anything because the card could be a joke, or from some other silent watcher who blends in with the blur of lockers and doors. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

But once his grandfather left, Sherm realized that with the guys at school, talking was like a game where everyone piled on jokes and the winner was the person whose joke ended up on top. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

"I'm not joking you," the count blew a cloud of smoke. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

But as I became more familiar they became more friendly and at ease, and I joked with them that I would handle any of their legal problems. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stuff left stains on the seat of my trousers, big yellow splotches, and so naturally there were some jokes. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, long after lights-out, Joe and Roger sat up in the dark, joking, telling stories, trying to talk themselves down from an emotional cliff. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The title of rêveurs begins as a joke, but it sticks, secure in its appropriateness. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I cannot tell jokes be cause I do not understand them. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess chocolate’s the one thing that’s too ruff for us!” joked Scruffy. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The mother dressed them all alike in diminishing-sized, different color versions of what she wore, so that the husband sometimes joked, calling them the five girls. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He often thought he would make a good comedian, what with all his funny jokes. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He chuckled quietly at the memory, like a schoolboy who has just played a particularly good practical joke. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He and his joking partner would hunt the wilderness for months, calling to the wolves, speaking their language to ask where the game was. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You really shouldn’t threaten other students,” he said with a little laugh, as if trying to pass my comment off as a joke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“She’s not a good person, Amelia. Remember when she cheated off of my work? When she became friends with Madison, and they followed me around at recess, making all kinds of mean jokes?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And that is why there are no jokes in this book. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

If only your defense was as good as your jokes. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

As the chief resident joked later, it was as if Theresa were Vesuvius, and the rest of the staff, Pompeii. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabelle hears him laugh his big laugh when Luke cracks some joke over there. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The real answer is no, because I don’t in fact know what this joke means. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

How to resist making a scene when someone told a racist joke. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The problem, at root, is with the premise of the show — the essential joke that Big Bird doesn’t want to be known as a big bird. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes go narrow, like she’s trying to see if I’m joking or not. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Tee, Izzy, and Jerome were still joking about the grease stain with the new nose job. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Harry was sure they were enjoying a private joke, undoubtedly about what they knew, or suspected, regarding their gang leader’s famous ancestor. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Two Deckers riding an elevator on their End Day is either a death wish or the start to a bad joke.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There is a joke about a commuter who’s on his way to work when he gets a call on his mobile phone from his wife. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

They laugh and I want to know the joke. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell if he was serious or joking. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He’s got this almost sly look in his eyes, like he gets whenever he tells one of his little jokes. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It does not matter. But there in my country it is understood that a man may love God. It is not a dirty joke.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Since I developed this idea, I sometimes joke with him when I eat things. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh man, homeless people dancing all over the place,” she joked. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He frowned and struggled with the pegs of his imaginary instrument watching her out of the corner of his eye with that secret joke playing over his face. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was a chance for the reticent Ulbrickson to relax, to open up and confide in the Englishman, to joke about shell house events, to smoke a cigarette out of sight of the boys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

At first I felt pretty good about not letting Selena get the best of me, even though my Irish spring joke was kind of corny. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Jason had joked about it, but Percy figured that they both harbored a little grudge. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Just a joke. Hasn’t come into fashion yet.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, trying to make a joke, but he doesn’t laugh. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Besides,” he joked, “Milt did all the work.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A badly judged joke sends your connection with the audience down in flames. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Their jokes get worse and worse, but everyone just laughs harder and harder. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Listen, your daddy was a real masterpiece at one time. I joked in there that I couldn’t remember him,” she says, pointing back at the house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

On the bus ride back home, jokes began to circulate about what Moody and Pearl had been doing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Daddy will usually crack jokes, and Momma sometimes will tell stories about back when she was a kid. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Now she was joking with Dada that he should get her a new necklace. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

We also began what was to be a running debate—and joke— on the subject of whether or not Jesse was intense, a word that came to mind. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard her laughing at all of his stupid jokes throughout the entire bus ride. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

That girl probably wouldn’t even say hi to him in the hallway on Monday, let alone laugh at one of his jokes with her friends around. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I shut the door and leaned down to wave at him, still delighted by his own jokes, through the rolled-up window. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s like an inside joke for her and me,” Emma said. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When my father condemned doctors as minions of Satan, Richard turned to Kami and gave a small laugh, as if Dad were joking. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

This is some sick joke or a dream. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Of the blur of the Folk eating and joking. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Ambrose forced himself to chuckle along with the crowd at my joke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One thing Malloy always joked about was how guys who fight in the hood only know one punch, and that's a hook. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The little boy raised both arms above his head to show her his joke. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth, planning to start off with some kind of joke, and burst into tears. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Three of them lined up and kicked like chorus maidens, joking loudly. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not the guy who used to laugh and tell jokes and put his arm around my shoulder. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Across the street from the school the police had set up wooden barriers to keep the crowd back, and they paraded back and forth, ignoring the jokes called to them. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was very serious, as if he were very sorry to hear that, but his eyes were shiny and bright, the way they are when someone is telling a joke. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Brokers joked how the gloom might be the signal that a “day of judgment” was at hand. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He laughed as if I’d played a joke on the world, and danced a quick jig step. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The class everyone had really been looking forward to was Defense Against the Dark Arts, but Quirrell’s lessons turned out to be a bit of a joke. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Mom jokes that it’s my diluted Mexican genes that make it taste soapy to me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Finn fell asleep draped in Kittens and dreamed that the corn walked the earth on skinny white roots, liked to joke with the crows, and wasn’t afraid of anything. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z