jokingly

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Jokingly asked if he was surprised to be named the opening-day starter, Castillo gave an earnest answer through interpreter Freddy Llanos.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2024

Jokingly, Andrea told the person in line that she should probably get the appointment seller’s number and scribbled it on an old receipt.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2023

Jokingly adding: "But being in Rage Against the Machine and having a gammy leg is quite funny."

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2022

Jokingly or deadly serious, we listed or confessed our makeshift menus: starches processed every which way.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2021

Jokingly, Leon Gozlan one day himself inscribed on a convenient space: "Here, a picture by Raphael, of priceless value, such as was never yet seen."

From Balzac by Lawton, Frederick