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Examples of comic strip in a Sentence
a comic strip that is beloved by both children and adults
Recent Examples on the Web
Warren Beatty’s vision of a comic strip on film comes in paint box-bright colors with nicely irreverent dialogue, a gaggle of crisp performances and one with million-dollar moxie.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Tell each other the five movies, memories, people, comic strips, books, or whatever that have, over your life, best defined your sense of humor.
—Amy Rose Spiegel, SELF, 2 May 2024
The pup was first introduced on Oct. 4, 1950, just two days after the initial comic strip appeared.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
The iconic sailor man and spinach chugger, who first appeared in comic strips in the late 1920s, will be the subject of a new live-action feature film from Chernin Entertainment and King Features.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
These artists, driven by the booming economic vitality and the explosion of consumerist culture in America, sought inspiration in the everyday: advertisements, comic strips, magazines, and the bustling neon life of the city streets.
—Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Showrunner Davies brought Tennant back with a cosmic bang and a galactic-sized nod to fan service with an adaptation of a Doctor Who Weekly comic strip first published in 1980.
—Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
Even if comic strips may be moving toward a thing of the past, Mr. Schulz’s cast of flawed but lovable characters continues to resonate with people in Minnesota and beyond.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2023
This holiday version of the beloved Peanuts comic strip is the one for you.
—Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 28 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1911, in the meaning defined above
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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comic%20strip. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
comic strip
noun
: a series of cartoons that tell a story or part of a story
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Nglish: Translation of comic strip for Spanish Speakers
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