How to Use funny bone in a Sentence

funny bone

noun
  • I hit my funny bone on the edge of the table.
  • Fate may have a funny bone of its own.
    — Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
  • Fate may have a funny bone of its own.
    — Eric Adler april 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
  • She was born with a funny bone and the instinct of how to use it.
    — Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Not even a numbed right hand from a blow to the funny bone could dull his moment.
    — John Henry, star-telegram, 24 Feb. 2018
  • This story is much more likely to break your heart than your funny bone.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Hopefully, a few of them will hit your funny bone in just the right way.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2021
  • Gabriel suggests chicken wings, like a bone, or a funny bone.
    — oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2021
  • These 10 stand-up tours are sure to tickle your funny bone this spring.
    — Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Nothing tickles the funny bone, or works the mind, quite like a good riddle.
    — Christina Montoya Fiedler, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Jostle your funny bone with this jack-o’- lantern that just captured a skeleton.
    — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024
  • This creative game tickles your funny bone and is designed for ages 8 and up.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 27 Oct. 2023
  • What tickles the funny bone or bruises the heart is subjective; so, too, is what chills the spine.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Even if high fashion isn't your thing, watching the snark and snide fly in this office is sure to tickle your funny bone.
    — Melissa Sherrard, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Bellefleur has a droll, distinct voice, and her one-liners zing off the page, striking both the heart and funny bone.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2020
  • This season marks the first full year under new management, and the team is testing out its funny bone.
    — Emilie Ikeda, Fox News, 19 July 2018
  • Even if high-fashion isn't your thing, watching the snark and snide fly in this office is sure to tickle your funny bone.
    — Melissa Sherrard, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Daniel played most of the first half, missing two series because of tingling in his right hand caused by a hit to his funny bone.
    — Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Now, with Halloween fast approaching, the video has risen once again to wreak havoc on our funny bones.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2017
  • But if none of these ideas quite tickles your funny bone, some clever word play via these pun Halloween costumes might be in order.
    — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 20 Sep. 2022
  • According to Maddon, Ohtani felt like he’d been struck in the funny bone on his padded elbow.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2021
  • Bud Light commercials are known for their nod-and-wink humor, and this year’s crop are expected to aim for the funny bone.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Overall, this year's crop of Super Bowl ads aimed for the funny bone, with few somber or serious ads in the mix.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Even in the nation’s bleakest hours, our favorite entertainers have been those who could tickle our funny bone.
    — Matthew Hennessey, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2020
  • As youngsters, O’Hara was proud that her sons inherited her funny bone.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Fortunately, that heart is big, resilient and in frequent contact with its close neighbor, the funny bone.
    — Karla Peterson Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
  • But Beguelin liberally sprinkles the script with puns and goofy running jokes, not all of which land on the funny bone.
    — Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2018
  • Halloween memes to tickle your funny bone Halloween costume lovers, rejoice!
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Jo Koy may not have tickled your funny bone at the Golden Globe Awards — and that's all right with him.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Still, Gadd’s funny bone might also find an outlet in other people’s narratives.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

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