in jest

Example Sentences

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People will tell you who they are regardless, even and especially in jest.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

I was a fresh-faced high school senior, living out the prime of my teenage youth in an increasingly progressive world where fundamentalist doomsday prophecies were lobbed around in jest.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

I think they did it in jest too.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

Following a public backlash after a video of his controversial remarks went viral, Mr Nnauye said he had made them in jest.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024

I hear myself speaking in the voice I cultivated as an initiation instructor, but this time I use it in jest.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth