ribbed

Example Sentences

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“In the Bozeman area, are you going to get ribbed and teased for being from L.A.? Yes. But do I think people really care after you get that ribbing? No,” he says.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Even just a glossy pad of butter melting into something green and ribbed and tender.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

She moves quickly from caves to cathedrals and their architecture, including King’s College Chapel, in Cambridge, with its soaring 16th-century ceiling—the world’s largest fan vault, ribbed in interlocking patterns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

She even ribbed “Marty Supreme” actor Timothée Chalamet once again, noting that he was the first actor in history who had to put on muscle to film a movie about ping-pong.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

My white ribbed socks do a poor job of hiding the skin peeking out.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles