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
At least Redick said some of his slander is in jest.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025
"They just need to send a small battleship to travel down the Greenland coast and send a polite letter to Denmark," he said, only partly in jest.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025
There was no one who could insult him in jest or speak lightly with him about unimportant matters, though on the other hand he was on courteous terms with almost everyone.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
