Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: jokes
IPA transcription: [dʒ'oʊks]
Pronunciations of jokes
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Usage examples
  • No jokes, dear, if you love me.'
  • Tom was always full of his jokes.
  • I am glad of it, said I, for all your jokes, to Mrs. Jewkes.
  • Try those jokes on a brother-in-law; 'I'm an old dog, and "tus, tus" is no use with me.'"
  • The prospect excited him wildly, for he had no companion with whom to laugh and share jokes.
  • Apparently the operation is not very painful, for the patient laughs and jokes while it is going on.
  • One of his favorite jokes is to enter the legal department with an air of great humility and apply for a job as an inventor!
  • But this did not deter Ojo and his friends from trudging on, and they beguiled the journey with jokes and cheerful conversation.
  • It was the hour when jokes were cracked and questions asked, and when Mamma, who was apt to be pretty busy during the daytime, had leisure to answer them.
  • As for Mr. Sedley's jokes, Rebecca laughed at them with a cordiality and perseverance which not a little pleased and softened that good-natured gentleman.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Harvey Milk, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Priapus, License CC BY-SA 4.0