bantering
Example Sentences
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He is an outdoor person, like Rose; has trouble fitting into societal norms, like Rose; and he is an ideal intellectual partner for her, bantering, well-read and ready to engage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
She enjoys the bantering vibe of the crews she’s on, even if she still misses working with children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
They would also often meet for dinner, sometimes lavish meals, gossiping and bantering over dim sum, pizza or claypot rice.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 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
They seem to have settled down and are now just bantering back and forth.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Vocabulary lists containing bantering
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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The Chocolate War
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