Example Sentences

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As I have joked, I do not do math in public, but even I will tell you that zero is less than $1.776 billion.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

“When it comes to Judaism, ask my wife,” her husband, James, was said to have joked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“Susie and I have joked in private and in public about that for a long time.”

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

"A few people have joked 'you should have taken it home when you saw it'," local councillor Maxine Smith said.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2023

Mrs. Smith might have joked on her fundraising page that she didn’t like to sweat, but I sure hated to run.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas