tongue-in-cheek

Example Sentences

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The film tries to make a tongue-in-cheek commentary about how the “Scream” reboot pushed Neve Campbell to the back burner and focused on a new group of teenagers.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The name is tongue-in-cheek, but investors haven’t had patience for actual stodginess lately.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, New York's Mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed a tongue-in-cheek executive order "temporarily repealing bedtimes" to encourage children to watch the late-night games.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Fennell became so fed up, he started his own tongue-in-cheek, online golf ball reclaim service, giving golfers the chance to get their overhit balls back, but for a fee.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

She gave me an A on the written report, saying she liked my tongue-in-cheek approach to criticism, but warned me to clean up the language and watch my run-on sentences.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx