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 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
That commenter posted that in jest, but the underlying sentiment is accurate.
From Salon ● May 18, 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
Eventually, people stopped visiting, and they stopped mentioning him—even in jest.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
