Comedians cracked jokes that tickled funny bones.

Meaning: The comedians told jokes that made the audience laugh and feel happy, as if their funny bones were being tickled.

Choice of Words: Comedians are people who tell jokes to make people laugh. Cracked means to make a joke. Jokes are funny stories or remarks. Tickled means to cause a pleasant tingling sensation. Funny bones is a humorous way to refer to the part of the body that responds to humor.

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The comedians' jokes were hilarious and made everyone laugh.

Meaning: This means that the comedians told jokes that were very funny and made everyone laugh.

Choice of Words: Comedians' shows that the jokes belong to the comedians. Hilarious means very funny. Made means caused to happen. Everyone means all the people present. Laugh means to make a sound expressing amusement. When you put them together, "The comedians' jokes were hilarious and made everyone laugh" means that the jokes told by the comedians were very funny and caused everyone present to laugh.

The comedians had the audience in stitches with their witty jokes.

Meaning: This means that the comedians told jokes that were so funny that the audience was very amused and entertained.

Choice of Words: Comedians are people who tell jokes to make others laugh. Had means possessed or owned. Audience means a group of people gathered to watch a performance. Stitches is a way to describe the feeling of being very amused or entertained. Witty means clever or funny. Jokes are funny stories or words that make people laugh. When you put them together, "The comedians had the audience in stitches with their witty jokes" means that the comedians told jokes that were so funny that the audience was very amused and entertained.

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