facetiously

Example Sentences

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There is no perfect name for this dynamic, but some have begun to refer to it, somewhat facetiously, as “Dark Woke.”

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

I said facetiously, which got me a look that said, “Never!”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

Andrea and I were to meet on May 1, so when I forwarded the restaurant confirmation, I facetiously suggested we should wear flowers or vine leaves in our hair, it being May Day and all.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2022

I say this facetiously, but the point still stands: Even in an age where we rarely left home, we became more conscious of our looks than ever.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2022

One cyclotroneer joked that “its neutrons would reach Chicago”; another wondered, less facetiously, if its beam would be so potent that the targets would be “too hot to handle.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik