How to Use cartoon in a Sentence

cartoon

noun
  • The kids are watching cartoons.
  • She enjoys reading the cartoons in the Sunday paper.
  • In the living room, the sounds of cartoons filled the air.
    — Koba Ryckewaert Ilvy Njiokiktjien, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023
  • In the best cartoons, the words and the drawings are conjoined.
    — Roz Chast, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • This cartoon was among those by Szep that won him a Pulitzer Prize in 1974.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The Brave and the Bold was just fun voicing a cartoon version.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2021
  • The pair first appeared in 1949 as a part of the Fast and Furry-ous cartoon short.
    — Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Which is to say, that game — and others like it — was a cartoon.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Mar. 2022
  • In the game, there’s a white line circling the cartoon planet.
    — WIRED, 20 Jan. 2023
  • In the ’90s, there was a cartoon drawn by I-don’t-remember-who.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 8 June 2023
  • He and his cartoon avatar dressed in red long johns and a Napoleon bicorne hat.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The subset art of the cartoon suffered a rash of losses in 2022.
    — William McDonald, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Would bright pink lipstick, a cartoon print tie, or a blue steel pout do the trick?
    — Sofia Shchukina, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
  • This may be a cartoon, but Gunn gives the series’ events a weight that’s earned on its own terms.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Bill Gates doesn't believe the hype about cartoon apes.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 15 June 2022
  • Brows and lips are the focal points of this cartoon-like makeup look.
    — Taylor Lane, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Solve the puzzle to get your bearings—and to reveal the caption to the cartoon below.
    — Patrick Berry, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
  • In 2010, a new cartoon premiered with these bold lines.
    — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022
  • But the play before the TD looked like something from an old Looney Tunes cartoon.
    — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Based on the eponymous Dr. Seuss book, this cartoon can be tricky to locate.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2021
  • She's also set to voice the cartoon version of herself in the series.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
  • It’s some crazy sleight of hand that that story could be packaged in a cartoon.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Fraser played a spoof of Tarzan, that was based on a cartoon series.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Sarula Bao’s covers, cartoons, and more at the Condé Nast Store.
    — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Grab a bowl of spaghetti and feast your eyes on this cartoon classic.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 30 Nov. 2021
  • My grandfather used to record Canal+ and its cartoons and films on VHS.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Most of the charm is in collecting the cartoon cats and watching them do silly cat stuff.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Maybe instead of rats the cartoon should show sitting ducks.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Laugh Lines: Test your knowledge of classic New Yorker cartoons.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
  • The show received mixed to positive reviews for the storyline that reimagines the cartoon character come to life in modern day New York.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025

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