Sample sentences for FARCE - verbalworkout.com

2 meanings

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1 —as in:
the meeting was a farce

Definition

a situation that is so badly organized or going so poorly that it seems ridiculous

or:

a situation that is made to look like one thing, but is really another

or more specifically:

a situation that is supposed to be fair, but is completely unfair

The peace talks have become a farce.

farce = a situation that is so badly organized or going so poorly that it seems ridiculous

Other Uses (with this meaning)

"And, indeed, it's a mere farce my being here for poor Maria," she continued; "but your father takes her ailments to heart, and I cannot always be refusing him."
Robert Louis Stevenson -- Tales and Fantasies
Chapter 31 — Tragedy Then Farce
Tara Westover -- Educated

farce = a situation that is made to look like one thing, but is really another

It's a farce, man.
David Almond -- Kit's Wilderness

farce = a ridiculous situation

After the POWs had passed, the Bird jumped down, ran ahead, and hopped onto another trough, shouting, striking his pose, and demanding salutes. Over and over he repeated the farce, driving the men on for miles.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken

farce = ridiculous situation

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2 —as in:
farce at the theatre

Definition

a comedy with whacky improbable situations

My favorite farce is Shaw's, The Importance of Being Earnest.

farce = a comedy with whacky improbable situations

Other Uses (with this meaning)

a delightful farce starring...
I had a sufficiently hard time with that tale, because it changed itself from a farce to a tragedy while I was going along with it
Mark Twain -- Pudd'n'head Wilson
The next move was a little like a scene in a farce.
Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None

farce = a comedy with whacky improbable situations

"I really believe," said he, "I could be fool enough at this moment to undertake any character that ever was written, from Shylock or Richard III down to the singing hero of a farce in his scarlet coat and cocked hat."
Jane Austen -- Mansfield Park

farce = a comedy with whacky improbable situations

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Less commonly:

Much more rarely, farce can reference a seasoned stuffing typically put in roasted turkey; or it can reference the act of stuffing a turkey.

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