banter

Davies said some dismiss the impact of such actions as harmless or "just banter".

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

There was something calming and oceanic about the rhythm of rolls and cracks around her, blending with the ambient murmur of banter and gossip into white noise.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

That means aggressively wacky aliens and self-mocking banter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

You guys have amazing banter, have you known each other forever?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

This last remark, while vintage Adams-Rush banter, also exposed the painfully egotistical motives lurking beneath the entire Adams campaign for a more realistic, nonmythologized version of the American Revolution.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Bergstrom, 41, spends most nights on a live-shopping app called Whatnot, where hosts like him auction collectibles in real time to an audience that simultaneously banters and bids on his goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

But he makes frequent appearances on Israeli TV and radio, displaying a cheerful demeanor, quit wit and knack for deflecting criticism as he banters with his hosts.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2022

On the campaign trail, Duterte-Carpio banters with her audience and switches easily back and forth between Tagalog, effectively the national language, and Visayan, a language of the central and southern Philippines and her mother tongue.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2022

Before a seated, audience of 2,000, each rose banters for five minutes or so.

From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2019

Don't sell yourself to Trouble, 'Cause he banters you each day!

From Oklahoma Sunshine by Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller

During the launch of a curriculum with Sesame Workshop, Chan bantered with Elmo in a promotional video.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

As the stars bantered about the film, hundreds of other fans swarmed the main lobby waiting to get into the second sold-out screening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024

Welsh actors Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sir Jonathan Pryce bantered about who was the more Welsh on the set of their latest film, its director has said.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024

At their joint event on Thursday, Ms. Reynolds and Ms. DeSantis bantered onstage and even exchanged a high-five.

From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2023

If An Yi and I teased or bantered while we studied together, Grandma would say, “Don’t be naughty, girls. Do your homework, and then Grandma will give you a treat.”

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang

Nostalgic fans witnessed the brothers hugging and bantering on stage during their gigs, marking a new direction for the rock stars who had spent more than a decade publicly insulting one another.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

He was in his 80s then, but still vibrant—rarely seated, moving easily around the room and bantering with staff as they passed in and out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

Playing outlaws on the run, cornered men whose time had passed, bickering and bantering like an old married couple who can’t imagine a life without each other, they’re perfect together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025

Smith has been back walking red carpets, bantering on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” and eating spicy chicken until his eyes watered on “Hot Ones,” the popular YouTube show.

From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024

She lay in bed as the hoots and laughter and bantering voices downstairs began to mushroom.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini