jokingly
- a word derived from joke.
Example Sentences
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It has also been a career of resilience, though Beaumont jokingly refers to her dad's speech at her wedding in which he used that word in inverted commas to mean "stubborn" instead.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
His outsider model was adopted wholesale, including by the similarly coiffed Abelardo de la Espriella, whom a few Colombian commentators have jokingly dubbed the "Temu Bukele."
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
Bakker jokingly described the team’s process as “using the most cutting edge technology,” before noting that the technique is actually inspired by Roman innovation from more than 2,000 years ago.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
“Instead of blackouts, Cubans jokingly refer to periods when electricity was available as ‘light-ins.’”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
“Do you want to. place a wager on the roosters?” he asked her jokingly.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
