tongue-in-cheek
Example Sentences
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It’s worth adding that this exercise isn’t merely tongue in cheek, but it also relies on judgment — OK, guessing — as much as science.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026
Even if it was tongue in cheek, the manager quipped in his post match news conference at Molineux that he will not look at the table with Forest third, only behind Arsenal on goal difference.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025
“Yes, I was saying it tongue in cheek — but I didn’t calculate how it may come across. @TomBrady, I apologize. I promise I am rooting you on in this new venture!”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024
Calling herself demure and cutesy — words not often ascribed to women who are fat or trans — is her being a touch tongue in cheek.
From Salon • Aug. 25, 2024
Nick plays it tongue in cheek, smiling self-consciously.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
