Examples of humorless in a Sentence
humorless people who can't see the lighter side of life
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Walker joins as the imposing, entitled and humorless Peter Van Laar III, the wealthy heir to the Van Laar estate, whose behavior is a struggle for both his wife, Alice, and 13-year-old daughter.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
Patton, a notoriously tough and humorless commander, considered Willy and Joe to be a threat to discipline and morale — quite the opposite of the way many fans saw them.
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Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Credit perhaps goes to Belew’s fellowship with Zappa, or Fripp’s growing resistance to being pegged as some humorless tyrant.
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Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
11 Jan. 2026
Funny novels are invariably more serious than humorless ones.
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Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
Patton, a notoriously tough and humorless commander, considered Willy and Joe to be a threat to discipline and morale — quite the opposite of the way many fans saw them.
—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Credit perhaps goes to Belew’s fellowship with Zappa, or Fripp’s growing resistance to being pegged as some humorless tyrant.
—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
11 Jan. 2026
Funny novels are invariably more serious than humorless ones.
—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Humorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humorless. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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