joking

Example Sentences

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The one exception was when, at a campaign rally on Saturday, Massie took a shot at Gallrein’s support, joking that he’d been given a way to contact Gallrein for a potential concession speech.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

And so the manager wasn’t joking; he wasn’t juking.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

At his Tuesday show, Kimmel played a clip of Trump joking about his own age in a speech as he welcomed King Charles III earlier in the day.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

And having grown up loving The Office, he's only half joking when he says he wants to write a sitcom.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Or how sometimes he’d put on a playlist while we lay on the floor, joking and talking about how we were going to take over the world one day.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston