How to Use cartoon in a Sentence

cartoon

noun
  • The kids are watching cartoons.
  • She enjoys reading the cartoons in the Sunday paper.
  • In the living room, the sounds of cartoons filled the air.
    Koba Ryckewaert Ilvy Njiokiktjien, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023
  • In the game, there’s a white line circling the cartoon planet.
    WIRED, 20 Jan. 2023
  • In the ’90s, there was a cartoon drawn by I-don’t-remember-who.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 8 June 2023
  • He and his cartoon avatar dressed in red long johns and a Napoleon bicorne hat.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The subset art of the cartoon suffered a rash of losses in 2022.
    William McDonald, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Would bright pink lipstick, a cartoon print tie, or a blue steel pout do the trick?
    Sofia Shchukina, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Solve the puzzle to get your bearings—and to reveal the caption to the cartoon below.
    Patrick Berry, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
  • She's also set to voice the cartoon version of herself in the series.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
  • Fraser played a spoof of Tarzan, that was based on a cartoon series.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Sarula Bao’s covers, cartoons, and more at the Condé Nast Store.
    Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Most of the charm is in collecting the cartoon cats and watching them do silly cat stuff.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Throw it back with this 1996 Hanukkah special from the beloved Rugrats cartoon.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Park spent a good deal of time watching the Disney Channel, cartoons, and movies like Mean Girls.
    Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2024
  • My eyes bugged out of my head like a cartoon character.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2024
  • This week the boy sat on his bicycle in the living room, watching cartoons.
    Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
  • In the cartoon, the Hamas official has a woman and children bound to his body by rope, with a baby tied to his head.
    Alexandra Bruell, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
  • On the back of the jacket was black embroidery of the face of SpongeBob, the main character of the Nickelodeon cartoon series.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Then there was the dilemma of how to break the news to his sixth grade daughter, who was a student in one of Mr. Paty’s classes but did not see the cartoons.
    Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Enlarge / Run as fast as those blurry cartoon feet will let you, Mario!
    Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2023
  • In cartoons and comics, this Gotham City bad girl gave Batman fits alongside her on-again, off-again beau, the Joker.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
  • Plus, Scar is one of the scariest villains ever to grace a children's cartoon.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Their logo is a fierce-looking cartoon Blaster, ready to charge with a stick of dynamite in its jaws.
    Andy Fies, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Don’t be fooled by the pink cartoon cover of Kuang’s book; this is a heavy read, not a lighthearted escape.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 May 2024
  • This month’s cartoon…Here’s our cartoon for April, by Ian Foley.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Past creations include a stack of gifts in the shape of Curious George for an adult devotee of the cartoon monkey.
    Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2023
  • This month’s cartoon…Here’s our cartoon for May, by Ian Foley.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 May 2024
  • This month’s cartoon…Here’s your October cartoon, by Ian Foley.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Fandoms, superheroes, cosplay, panels, costumes, and Funko Pop! vinyl figures from movies, TV, music, cartoons, and more.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024

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