gibe

Example Sentences

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The remark was not audible among those present in the courtroom gallery, but Moghaddas saw and heard Girardi hurl the gibe from his seat at the defense table.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023

While the term has come to be seen as an admirable quality in a leader who can overcome deficiencies that would doom anyone else, Mrs. Schroeder’s gibe was not intended as a compliment.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023

Apparently unaware of the gibe, Mr Biden said he agreed.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2021

She then thanked the Korean cinemagoing public for “never hesitating to gibe us straightforward opinions that made us never about to be complacent, and to keep pushing the envelope.”

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2020

Johnny had seen enough of Madge and Dorcas and their suitors to know that the gibe about poor boys aspiring to Miss Lavinia had gone home.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes