bantering
Example Sentences
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He is an outdoor person, like Rose; has trouble fitting into societal norms, like Rose; and he is an ideal intellectual partner for her, bantering, well-read and ready to engage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Nostalgic fans witnessed the brothers hugging and bantering on stage during their gigs, marking a new direction for the rock stars who had spent more than a decade publicly insulting one another.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
She enjoys the bantering vibe of the crews she’s on, even if she still misses working with children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
He watched as his team batted at the start of what would be a roughly five-hour match, bantering about cricket and careers with the players, who huddled on bleachers under a small square of shade.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2023
One need hardly dwell on the catastrophic possibility of uttering a bantering remark only to discover it wholly inappropriate.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vocabulary lists containing bantering
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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The Chocolate War
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