gibe

Example Sentences

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The gibe blew Quayle off the debate stage; then, just a few weeks later, Republicans won the White House in a landslide.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024

“Now is not the time for excuses; now is the time for creativity and pragmatism,” she said in a thinly veiled gibe at Scholz.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2022

Saget then immediately changed his mind, almost as if he recognized that the humanity of this thought outpaced the fun of his gibe.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2022

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

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2021

The words jibe, gibe, and jive are all verbs meaning to “kid” or “heckle.” lay/lie.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner