How to Use cartoon in a Sentence

cartoon

noun
  • The kids are watching cartoons.
  • She enjoys reading the cartoons in the Sunday paper.
  • The cartoon on the shirt is slim.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Hell there was even a cartoon about it.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • This is not just some cartoons or a video game.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Turns out, a three-year-old cartoon.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Part true crime, part cartoon, a whole lot of weed.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Her jaw dropped, cartoon-style.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • There are no airing times for the cartoon yet.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Though what, after all, is time to a cartoon?
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • For a playful look, opt for cartoon-style hearts.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Which is to say, that game — and others like it — was a cartoon.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Mar. 2022
  • Berryman’s cartoon struck a chord with him.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • These eggs are in 1-dozen cartoons with 30 eggs.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Would bright pink lipstick, a cartoon print tie, or a blue steel pout do the trick?
    — Sofia Shchukina, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
  • His casket was lined with images of the blue cartoon dog.
    — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • Here are the cartoons coming soon to Tubi.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 Feb. 2026
  • That cartoon nails the feeling.
    — Dr. Rina Koshkina, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Grab a bowl of spaghetti and feast your eyes on this cartoon classic.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Brows and lips are the focal points of this cartoon-like makeup look.
    — Taylor Lane, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
  • In the best cartoons, the words and the drawings are conjoined.
    — Roz Chast, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • In the game, there’s a white line circling the cartoon planet.
    — WIRED, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The poster depicts a cartoon skeleton on a phone.
    — Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • He and his cartoon avatar dressed in red long johns and a Napoleon bicorne hat.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Our cartoon caption was lost in a blizzard!
    — Patrick Berry, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Did that cartoon series inspire you at all?
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Fraser played a spoof of Tarzan, that was based on a cartoon series.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Vivian feels like a cartoon character with hearts spilling out of her head.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • This may be a cartoon, but Gunn gives the series’ events a weight that’s earned on its own terms.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
  • This actress will give the iconic cartoon baby a voice.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025

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