gibe
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In his telling, the general’s gibe reflected the new current of naturalistic explanation that influenced Pericles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
One recalls Talleyrand’s famous gibe at Napoleon for executing the Duke of Enghien in 1804: “It’s worse than a crime; it’s a mistake.”
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2026
Though the accusation doesn’t gibe with Mia’s slowly returning memories, it’s one more signal to her that the rebuilding process is fraught, incomplete and fragile enough to be approached with understanding above all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
While the term has come to be seen as an admirable quality in a leader who can overcome deficiencies that would doom anyone else, Mrs. Schroeder’s gibe was not intended as a compliment.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2023
The words jibe, gibe, and jive are all verbs meaning to “kid” or “heckle.” lay/lie.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Massie himself gibed to Slate on Saturday that no one is actually voting for Gallrein because almost no one in the district knows him.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
“Where in the World is LaToya Cantrell?” gibed the cover of Gambit, a lively local news magazine.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2022
They came speeding back into contention and gibed just ahead of France to take the lead approaching the final gate and the turn to the finish.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2021
“No kidding!” gibed Susan Rice, a former Barack Obama national security adviser, on Twitter.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2017
“What novel ideas you do have,” gibed her chum, big-eyed.
From Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold by Alice B. Emerson
From the Hill we hear gibing and jeering, All civility fast disappearing.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2021
The ladies return to France for a year of mourning, promising the lords they will accept their tenders of affection if they undergo a 12-month period of penance for their gibing spirits.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2016
A competitor can flash a little yellow and we all know it’s gibing at Sprint; orange for AT&T; red for Verizon.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2016
Feinting and gibing can't obscure those job numbers.
From Time ● Oct. 11, 2010
And his knowledge accumulated slowly, a reference heard in the street, the gibing talk in the pool hall.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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