ribbing

Example Sentences

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“In the Bozeman area, are you going to get ribbed and teased for being from L.A.? Yes. But do I think people really care after you get that ribbing? No,” he says.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

When Paul pressed him again about his lack of apology, lack of contrition, and inability to even say he “misspoke,” while ribbing him about his “low impulse control” and presentation of “machismo,” Mullin didn’t waver.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

There will doubtless be some gentle ribbing to come for Southee from England's limited-overs captain.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025

There’s plenty of good-natured ribbing as they talk about the early interviews they’ve completed at the event.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2025

In his time, my lord could line them up, all twelve, at intervals like a ship’s ribbing; then he’d back away a long way off and whip an arrow through.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer