How to Use punny in a Sentence

punny

adjective
  • Yes, Rosie likes to crack punny jokes.
    — Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Who doesn’t love the prospect of picking a unique, punny team name?
    — Max Mathews, The Athletic, 22 July 2024
  • Who doesn't love a punny costume?
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Perfect for the punny guy or gal who has a great sense of humor.
    — Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 9 Sep. 2022
  • What results is a punny restaurant that flies hard on the bird theme.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2021
  • This punny wine glass design is good for a laugh and your favorite drink.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Take flight with your little one dressed in matching punny looks.
    — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Share these punny bread jokes with a baker in your life—you're sure to get a rise out of them.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
  • Trick-or-treat takes on a whole new meaning with these adorable punny pumpkins.
    — Megan Stein, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Anyone with a striped shirt and beret can easy achieve this punny costume idea in no time.
    — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Writing a punny message on a poster board is a classic way to pop the question.
    — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Notice the wordplay in the clues and marvel at the minds that come up with these punny delights.
    — Deb Amlen, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2023
  • First of all, who wouldn't want to buy a sheet set with a punny name like Sheets & Giggles?
    — Sydney Wingfield, Women's Health, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The Thai place with the bad punny name and the good fiery larb has a for lease sign on the metal shutters.
    — Matt Goulding, The Atlantic, 19 June 2020
  • Little ones always look cute as clowns, while older kids might get a kick out of a punny costume.
    — Ella Cerón, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Shalit was best known for his punny reviews, his bowtie, and his signature mustache.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 June 2026
  • There are a few punny monikers to choose from, as well as some that are just plain ironic (which makes them equally as funny).
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Even Reese Witherspoon is fall-ready with punny pumpkins on the first day of fall.
    — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2019
  • These clean, punny, and sometimes downright goofy jokes are guaranteed to put a smile on anyone's face.
    — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 18 Jan. 2021
  • New York Post has all of its punny, bull’s-eye back-page headlines ready should Giants win.
    — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Tooth and Tooth Fairy duo More of a punny couple than a pop-culture couple?
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Audio memes and songs often go viral on the app, with users repurposing them in punny, ironic ways.
    — Brittanie Shey, Chron, 3 Mar. 2023
  • However, even though the brick-and-mortar agencies with punny names in strip malls have vanished, the career is on-the-rise.
    — Scott Bay, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Wine Glass $15 at Amazon Raise a glass to the retiree with the help of this punny glass.
    — Cailey Lindberg, Good Housekeeping, 22 June 2023
  • Bo has shared plenty of sweet words about his wife as well, including a punny post in honor of their one-year wedding anniversary.
    — Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Aspiring artist Paige is forced to join her high school track team after she's framed for painting punny murals across campus.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 16 May 2022
  • Without a doubt, this magnetic, punny Star Wars ball marker will make your dad the envy of the golf course.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The first game was the very punny and charmingly-titled The Hole Story.
    — Laila Shabir, Teen Vogue, 24 July 2019
  • The work encodes her name, Agnes Albert, as a musical anagram — hence the punny name.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Come up with a punny holiday jingle about Santa and the Grinch to use in my Christmas card.
    — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024

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