jest

Example Sentences

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I was a fresh-faced high school senior, living out the prime of my teenage youth in an increasingly progressive world where fundamentalist doomsday prophecies were lobbed around in jest.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

They blur the line between personal and professional attire with a confidence that seems to jest at our conformity: Didn’t you sheeple know the rules are made up?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Mateer released a statement Tuesday indicating that he had written those words in jest.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

One padded woman looks out, grinning, enjoying the jest.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

“No’m. Like I say, I'm jest a-starin’ at my eyelids.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns