joking

Example Sentences

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Notaro said in an interview that “it’s a pretty fair leap to guess that on a comedy podcast, there’s a lot of joking going on.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"I'm not even joking, I could physically see my shirt moving from my heartbeat," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“We have been joking, ‘find someone to believe in you like the bond market believes in the Fed’s ability to achieve its inflation target’,” she added.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

We are roughly 45 percent joking in this entry.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Felix got the impression that Benji wasn’t joking.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty