How to Use dad joke in a Sentence

dad joke

noun
  • The shoeshine guys make their bad dad jokes.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
  • When does a joke become a dad joke?
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • But then comes a classic dad joke, and the mood shifts again.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 18 June 2024
  • Rather, Olen cracked dad jokes that elicited eye rolls from the kids.
    — David Gleisner, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Then again, most dads don’t create their own dad jokes, either.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Malia Obama used to love to rib her father for his dad jokes.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • There’s a surplus of what might politely be called strained dad jokes.
    — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • She’s held on to a book of dad jokes for 20 years just for the occasion.
    — Kate Sequeira, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Okay, dad jokes aside… ‘Brace yourself’ this is a long video and even longer caption.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
  • But what makes a dad joke different from a regular pun?
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • There are plenty of dad jokes and moments of slapstick humor.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024
  • No, this doesn’t mean cracking dad jokes in board meetings (though, used wisely, that might help).
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In short, think of Franklin’s letter to his daughter as an early dad joke.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
  • There is encouragement, feedback, a steady stream of dad jokes.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Bonus plant dad jokes sound rather delightful, though the ones that made it into the show are already top-tier.
    — Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The walls are also lined with books featuring some groan-worthy dad joke titles.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Howie Mandel, who was also a fan, made a dad joke about her pregnancy.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • His son Gavin bought him a new dad joke monthly calendar for Christmas this year.
    — Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • His family bought him a tear-off calendar for 2024 with a dad joke per day.
    — Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The game's narrative is liable to evoke some feelings, and contains at least one extremely dad joke.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Fatherhood must really agree with Joe Jonas, if his dad jokes are anything to go by!
    — Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
  • But think twice before busting out that dad joke or making light of the situation when your child starts their period.
    — Christian Dashiell, Parents, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Guests can also sit by the fire and taste a flight of the resort's artisan chocolate with their favorite whiskey while enjoying dad jokes.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • And Kwong makes an amiable emcee, blending sly wit with dad jokes and nerdy quips that would make Ted Mosby proud.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • And no one was more willing to subject himself to humiliation or full of goofy dad jokes than Danny.
    — James Mercadante, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The film, chronicling eight years, combats harmful stereotypes about those doing time, but includes enough dad jokes to lighten the mood.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The couple wanted to commemorate the bride’s father, who died and had been known for his dad jokes at family weddings.
    — Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The couple's two children (and Liza) have often been the butt of Conan's dad jokes on social media.
    — Kaitlin Stevens, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Yet Tracy turned out to be a perfect match for Ted’s earnestness, dad jokes, and wide-eyed romanticism.
    — EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • From there things seemed to be smooth sailing, with all the dad jokes, costume puns, clue packages, and performances (good and bad) fans have come to expect from the show.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024

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