How to Use comic in a Sentence

comic

1 of 2 adjective
  • The drama has some comic moments.
  • The scene was included for comic effect.
  • His comic timing is impeccable.
  • The comic-strip world is better off for it.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But his plans go pear-shaped in the most darkly comic way.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
  • For more comic news, head to Newsweek Comics.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There are comic insults and lines of great beauty.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Your wife’s comic timing might be even better than yours.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The box that gives the comic story its shape is made, on purpose, too small.
    — Kristen Roupenian, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • But, of course, there’s a comic side to the seething dynamics.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2023
  • One jewel, and a franchise—and comic archetype—was born.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The old danger was a comic bombing.
    — Robert Lynch, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • And the lyrics are comic genius throughout.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The setup, at least, is tidily comic.
    — Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
  • But one thing that surprised him was how long the process of creating a comic took.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
  • These shows share a rhythm and a repertoire of comic tactics and effects.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In another kind of novel, this would be a comic turn.
    — Elaine Blair, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But Reeder has a keen sense of shock, both for comic and creepy effect.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • No one that handsome should also get to have good comic timing.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The first issue will hit comic shops April 22.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Because the comic ends with Ruthye killing him, but in the far, far future.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 27 June 2026
  • Hüller’s double-take is a marvel of less-is-more comic timing.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
  • In that sense, this is something of a comic’s comic appraisal.
    — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Guests’ first experience is the black-and-white comic-book world room.
    — Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • He’s seen as sort of like a comic foil sometimes in other writings; not much is made of his book.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Jemima Kirke was the one friend in high school who had seen me as more than a comic sidekick.
    — Lena Dunham, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • There are plenty of comic moments in this exchange.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Moore acknowledged his own efforts his own comic work may be partly to blame.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 14 Sep. 2023
  • In Europe, the affair was seen less as a comic sideshow than as a warning.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The comic actor plans to launch a debut novel aimed at young-adult readers.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024

comic

2 of 2 noun
  • But what a waste of a great comic.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Even as a comic, that’s just not my style.
    — Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Not every comic that does crowd work does this.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But to call yourself a comic to me is to be a stand-up.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2025
  • And then come back and double check it against the comic.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 18 June 2026
  • For more heat safety tips, check out this comic.
    — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 15 June 2026
  • And a lot of the stuff in the show is pushed beyond what was in the comic.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Why would an A-list comic even want to host a late-night show now, anyway?
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Then that old Far Side comic popped into my head.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Then that old Far Side comic popped into my head.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • For Chaves, doing a comic was a chance to cross a box on his bucket list.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The comic has long used her platform to speak out against antisemitism — and make sure her voice is heard.
    — Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The project will mark his third feature as a director, with the film based on his comic of the same name.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
  • The SoFi gig is a full-circle moment for the comic.
    — Todd Longwell, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
  • And it’s all rendered in a gorgeous art style that makes the show feel like a classic pulp comic brought to life.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The Boston comic thinks there are too many things to worry about in the world today.
    — Nick A. Zaino Iii, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
  • The comic was released from prison soon afterward.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
  • But to be fair, it's based on a comic that predates the Demi Moore movie.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Did every working comic get a sitcom?
    — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Would a comic this perceptive really step off the stage and spew hatred for its own sake?
    — TIME, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Even for those who have read the comic, seen the film or played the video game version, the anime will hold surprises.
    — George Gene Gustines, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • You’re generally known as a clean comic.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
  • The comic was edited by Malaka Gharib.
    — Marielle Segarra, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • This comic was edited by Malaka Gharib.
    — Andee Tagle, NPR, 25 May 2026
  • This comic was made for all the cultural in-betweeners who struggled to find their roots.
    — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
  • Facebook This comic is an ode to all the migratory birds out there.
    — Natalia Cardona Puerta, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • Network talk show, then wooed the comic by sending her copious bouquets.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The art and artists do the heavy lifting while the curators, among them an Aussie comic, go trite and tiresome.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 15 June 2023
  • Every comic has a good Lucien story.
    — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
  • The sci-fi franchises first crossed paths in a 1989 Alien comic.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025

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