humoring
Example Sentences
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The tail-wagging golden retrievers and teens humoring their parents cleared out of the way.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023
As I have grown older, I have come to realize he wasn’t being humored by me as much as he was humoring me.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2022
“What is the downside for humoring him for this little bit of time?” a senior Republican official told The Washington Post.
From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2020
Perhaps Mattis has decided to preserve his influence by humoring Trump’s parade envy.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2018
“I’m beginning to feel as though I’m humoring myself.”
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
