in jest
Example Sentences
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The surly, brilliant, hip, fashionable Davis aspired to many things, but sainthood, even in jest, was not one of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
"And he makes comments like that in jest, but there's a reality behind that."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
People will tell you who they are regardless, even and especially in jest.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
That commenter posted that in jest, but the underlying sentiment is accurate.
From Salon ● May 18, 2025
Williams then went on, presumably in jest, to call upon President Roosevelt to do something about the “very disturbing situation.”
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
