kidding
Example Sentences
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This continued for days — in tweet after tweet, over and over and over again, he claimed he was kidding.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
“Are you kidding me?…That just compounded the whole situation,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Nicklaus’ line prompted heavy laughter from the gallery at Augusta National, but the 18-time major championship winner wasn’t kidding.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
"I arrived in the early morning and I played in the afternoon, no kidding."
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
“Right. I was kidding about the future-wife thing. Half kidding.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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