tongue-in-cheek
Example Sentences
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“Well, maybe a little,” he said, before quickly adding he was being half tongue-in-cheek.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Now, I’m sure that was tongue-in-cheek, but what do you do with that?”
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 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
The choir began last year after dozens of farmers were selected following a casting call from Hawkstone for people who wanted to take part in the brewery's latest tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
She put up with the officers asking tongue-in-cheek questions about her procedures.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
