banter

I'm all for football banter, but surely mocking a child who died from cancer is not banter?

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

He grew up on a dairy farm and remembers his father talking about people at harvest time, helping each other out then sharing "a bit of craic and banter".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The banter between the two gives McDonagh’s script its usual comic crackle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Part of that is pointing out when locker room banter crosses the line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

When he finally woke again it was to the smell of bacon, the sound of laughter, and the usual rapid-fire McKay banter.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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

Far from swooning as she is clearly expected to do, Bessette banters tartly and refuses to give him her number.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 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

Between shots, he freely, and warmly, banters with the crowd.

From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2021

The Débats, says M. Texier, is ingenious, has tact without enthusiasm, banters with taste, and scuds before the wind with a grace which only belongs to a fin voilier—to a fast sailing clipper.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 by Various

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

Harvick noted as much as he signed off from the Clash, where he and former teammate Bowyer bantered throughout Harvick’s second trial by fire.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 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

As they waited for instructions to march, they practiced their French and bantered with the Irish Seventh Regiment.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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

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

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

At the Q&A session afterward, Triet and Harari were in fine spirits on the eve of the film’s release, bantering on stage about whether they’d write together again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

One need hardly dwell on the catastrophic possibility of uttering a bantering remark only to discover it wholly inappropriate.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro