tongue-in-cheek
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“If you must join a movement,” he advises, tongue-in-cheek, “make sure there’s dancing.”
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
In the tongue-in-cheek video made by Welsh government-funded site wales.com, Rhys says Wales' contribution to American culture and history dates back centuries.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
That's the conundrum at the heart of "The Moment," a tongue-in-cheek mockumentary starring Charli XCX as she grapples with her meteoric rise to fame and tries to prepare for a sell-out arena tour.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
But what transpired was a kind of tongue-in-cheek muscle-man competition that gave each of the men a solo excursion as if emulating the “talent portion” of such affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
She put up with the officers asking tongue-in-cheek questions about her procedures.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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