Example Sentences

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Marie Tidball MP says she is joking when she threatens to chain herself to a Parliament door handle.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

Tannehill says everyone else is joking except for those suddenly in a panic.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

“When he is joking or is happy, I almost feel like the intonation changes,” she said.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023

He is joking about how the TV in his cell doesn’t carry the matches of his beloved Arsenal F.C., his friends say.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2023

I say, but I can tell Mr. S is joking.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist