kibitzing

Example Sentences

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Mom mostly kept to herself, when she wasn’t attending Mass at Our Lady of Malibu Church or kibitzing with the checkout clerks at Ralphs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

He also has to put up with kibitzing from his alter ego, Smeagol, the kindhearted hobbit Gollum was before being corrupted by his “preciousss” One Ring.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2023

“Mrs. Thomas’s text messages are embarrassing but amount to an outsider kibitzing and commiserating with the White House chief of staff,” said the Friday editorial.

From Washington Times • Mar. 27, 2022

Watching the body-cam footage again, he noticed how many cops were standing around, kibitzing with the rioters.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2022

Desdemona Stephanides, however, kibitzing from afar, gazed down on the board and saw what the players had missed.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides