DROLL in a Sentence
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13 example sentences for DROLL, such as:
1. It re'lly was droll to think on 't.'
2. He made me laugh with bawdy jokes and droll comments on current events.
3. He was a popular guest because his droll anecdotes were always entertaining.
4. His droll expression seemed to say that he had found the secret of contentment.
5. Bea was droll in her attempt to be at once a respectful servant and a bosom friend.
2. He made me laugh with bawdy jokes and droll comments on current events.
3. He was a popular guest because his droll anecdotes were always entertaining.
4. His droll expression seemed to say that he had found the secret of contentment.
5. Bea was droll in her attempt to be at once a respectful servant and a bosom friend.
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Meanings and Examples of DROLL
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droll
a. comical in an odd or whimsical manner
Classic Sentence:
1 Bea was droll in her attempt to be at once a respectful servant and a bosom friend.
2 His droll expression seemed to say that he had found the secret of contentment.
3 His expression was droll; it dismissed me lightly.
4 Oftener than once her coming had interrupted the droll story with which Robert was entertaining some amused group of married women.
5 No one would listen to him but old Monsieur Farival, who went into convulsions over the droll story.
6 It re'lly was droll to think on 't.'
7 There now; you see how droll he is.
8 It would be something remarkable, now," he continued, "something droll, if Fanny should have a brother and I a sister settling at the same time.
9 That was an unpleasant dream," said he; "but 'twas droll enough altogether.'
10 I really couldn't help it, and it all came about in such a droll way that I must tell you.
11 As to Porthos, that is certainly droll; but I am not the less a giddy fool.
Example Sentence:
1 He was a popular guest because his droll anecdotes were always entertaining.
2 He made me laugh with bawdy jokes and droll comments on current events.