jest

Example Sentences

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“I highly recommend not going to the bathroom during the performance,” co-founder Calla Henkel warned the crowd, half in jest.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

They blur the line between personal and professional attire with a confidence that seems to jest at our conformity: Didn’t you sheeple know the rules are made up?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

One padded woman looks out, grinning, enjoying the jest.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

That commenter posted that in jest, but the underlying sentiment is accurate.

From Salon • May 18, 2025

“Best fool knows he’s a fool, Miss Love. I don’t know a soul who couldn’t see a fool jest by lookin’ in the glass.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns