bantering
Example Sentences
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He was in his 80s then, but still vibrant—rarely seated, moving easily around the room and bantering with staff as they passed in and out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
They would also often meet for dinner, sometimes lavish meals, gossiping and bantering over dim sum, pizza or claypot rice.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
At the Q&A session afterward, Triet and Harari were in fine spirits on the eve of the film’s release, bantering on stage about whether they’d write together again.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023
Wearing sunglasses and a pink floral-print shirt, Mitchell and Carlile sat front and center in plush easy chairs, bantering like old friends sipping pinot grigio when not singing into matching golden microphones.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2023
They seem to have settled down and are now just bantering back and forth.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Vocabulary lists containing bantering
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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The Chocolate War
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