joking

Example Sentences

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He said this in a joking, busting-his-chops way.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2026

"I mean, I think the president was joking, as he often does," Vance said when asked if he feared that Trump would make him the fall guy.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

On Monday, she was seen smiling and joking with other royals during the Order of the Garter service, a year after missing the event while receiving cancer treatment.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

When he said a few days later that he would accept them, but only if he won, most people assumed he was joking.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

“Ah, we have a funny one,” Meir said with dry sarcasm, although I hadn’t been joking.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros