tongue-in-cheek

Example Sentences

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Its tongue-in-cheek membership criteria include being chronically online and having "the ability to rant professionally".

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The tongue-in-cheek title track positively swaggers, while “The Riff That Won’t Quit” lives up to its name.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

An English-language debut by Russian director Kirill Sokolov, who also co-wrote its script, “They Will Kill You” is tongue-in-cheek but not witty, reveling in its excesses without bringing anything fresh to the party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“If you must join a movement,” he advises, tongue-in-cheek, “make sure there’s dancing.”

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

She put up with the officers asking tongue-in-cheek questions about her procedures.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover