kibitzing

Example Sentences

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All wisecracking and kibitzing cease and everyone’s attention turns to the fishing pole arching over against the weight of a fish tugging the line taut.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2022

The office watercooler as a kibitzing point is gone, at least for now.

From Washington Times • Feb. 11, 2022

Watching the body-cam footage again, he noticed how many cops were standing around, kibitzing with the rioters.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2022

Mr. Anderson happened to say this while kibitzing at Ms. Haddad’s fancy brunch.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2020

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