How to Use comical in a Sentence

comical

adjective
  • I must have looked comical in that big hat.
  • The way they argue is almost comical.
  • At the end of the comical clip, the West Coast veteran gets the last laugh.
    Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Add the glitch on top of that and the result is downright comical.
    Dan Gartland, SI.com, 29 July 2019
  • Fans flooded the comments section with praise for the cast and the comical video.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The Cowboys have a great chance at the playoffs, and that is what is comical about it all.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 6 Oct. 2020
  • The referee’s effort to force the pair to make amends was sort of comical.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 27 July 2023
  • For Reid Wiseman, the mission got off to a comical start.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The effect is almost comical as the car jumps to height in less than a second.
    Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The videos and comments are comical, as long as everyone is in on the joke.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • These clever and comical monikers are sure to grab attention in the best way.
    Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The joke was a hit, proving that Charlotte is the comical one in the family.
    Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
  • The acting is comical, the fashion is iconic, and the clip, thanks to Nolly.
    Vincent Desmond, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Friends and family will get a kick out of these clever and comical names.
    Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2020
  • My father watched the recap on the news that night with almost comical fury.
    Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The memories will be cherished forever, the good, the bad and the comical.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2022
  • In a comical turn of events, the number of dislikes surpassed likes for those ads on YouTube.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 7 Apr. 2021
  • They are frozen in a pose that’s both comical and vital for their survival.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Over the past year-ish, the leopard skirt has reached comical levels of infamy.
    Glamour, 6 June 2019
  • The degree to which some patents are inscrutable is comical.
    Stephen Key, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
  • As described in the complaint, Sloane carried out some of the more egregious -- and comical -- actions of the scam.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 24 Sep. 2019
  • As recently as the 1980s, millions of adult saiga—known for their comical, trunk-like noses—roamed the Ustyurt Plateau.
    Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 19 June 2020
  • At the same time, it’s comical when people pit the U. and BYU against each other on a religious front.
    David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Jan. 2022
  • But folks watching from home couldn’t get over the comical blunder that had them in stitches.
    Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 5 Jan. 2022
  • The Vision Fund lost $30 billion last year, a comical amount of money.
    Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 25 Aug. 2023
  • And those other starters fashioned an ERA of 7.22 which borders on the comical.
    Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2020
  • During the montage, clips of comical moments from Saget’s time hosting the show were shown.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Telling the story properly means telling the truth, and the truth of Gadsby's stories is far from comical.
    Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, 27 June 2018
  • The aim is to avoid exploding kitten cards by wielding a comical cast of cats with special powers.
    Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Things became dangerous as the storm worsened during the boat trip but not without some comical relief.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024

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