kibitzing
Example Sentences
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Some commentators thought it unseemly of Greenspan to be kibitzing from the sidelines while his less-celebrated successor was trying to develop his own style and policies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
He also has to put up with kibitzing from his alter ego, Smeagol, the kindhearted hobbit Gollum was before being corrupted by his “preciousss” One Ring.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2023
“Mrs. Thomas’s text messages are embarrassing but amount to an outsider kibitzing and commiserating with the White House chief of staff,” said the Friday editorial.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 27, 2022
Watching the body-cam footage again, he noticed how many cops were standing around, kibitzing with the rioters.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2022
Desdemona Stephanides, however, kibitzing from afar, gazed down on the board and saw what the players had missed.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
