jest

Example Sentences

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To Mr. Drout, this is “both a light jest and a deeper comment by Tolkien about the ways that descriptions evolve into proper names.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

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

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

At least Redick said some of his slander is in jest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

The show has long been the subject of jest among both the Hollywood elite and at-home viewers.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2025

“Don’t it feel shiny! Kin I set in the seat fer jest a minute, Will?”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns