Example Sentences

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“I’m a full-time hallucinator without drugs,” Burton says jokingly about her wide range of work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

He claims his studio jokingly referred to the piece internally as the “golden calf” from the beginning, a reference critics online quickly seized upon after the statue’s unveiling.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Trump on Wednesday meanwhile jokingly asked, "is a president allowed to go up on one of these missions?"

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Fun fact: The American colonists—or tax-dodging rebels, as some in Britain still jokingly call them—got their independence from Charles’ great-great-great-great-great grandfather, George III.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

A waitress brought over a menu and jokingly offered him coffee.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty