jest
Example Sentences
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It is said in jest, but Hill fancies the chase.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
“I highly recommend not going to the bathroom during the performance,” co-founder Calla Henkel warned the crowd, half in jest.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 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
One padded woman looks out, grinning, enjoying the jest.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025
“I got a instruction book here in my grip, and you got plenty time to study it. You won’t have no trouble, son. You’ll drive jest dandy.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Vocabulary lists containing jest
Tricky Terms for April Fool's Day
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Instead of "Said": Words for Upbeat Banter
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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