kidding

Example Sentences

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This continued for days — in tweet after tweet, over and over and over again, he claimed he was kidding.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

“Everyone was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding!’

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“All the things you’ve done to your faces are very tasteful. Yours truly, Elle Fanning. ... Just kidding, it’s me again, Stellan Skarsgård.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

"I arrived in the early morning and I played in the afternoon, no kidding."

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

“Are you kidding me? Thompson wishes he had a career like Laimbeer’s! Thompson has no grit. He crumples in a game like a paper napkin at a barbecue.”

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan