gibe

Example Sentences

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The gibe blew Quayle off the debate stage; then, just a few weeks later, Republicans won the White House in a landslide.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024

In one recent gibe, Zelensky showcased a photo of an apparent Russian missile fragment, found near his residence in Kyiv.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2022

Apparently unaware of the gibe, Mr Biden said he agreed.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2021

She then thanked the Korean cinemagoing public for “never hesitating to gibe us straightforward opinions that made us never about to be complacent, and to keep pushing the envelope.”

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2020

Despite this gibe he was rather impersonal toward me.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles