Examples of ribbing in a Sentence
a little good-natured ribbing between friends
the ribbing on a sweater
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July 7, 2024
Durant added some good-natured ribbing of some fellow Team USA players.
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
McCoubrey was in the Navy, while Samaras and Theis served in the Army — a divide that's become the subject of some good-natured ribbing in their home.
—James Brown, CBS News, 3 July 2024
While Team America’s ribbing of celebs who dare to care about world events isn’t the film’s finest point, the picture still works well as a parody of jingoistic action movies and the overall vibe of post-9/11 America.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
At that point, Fogelson sat down on the stage in response to the ribbing, which also saw the comedian poke fun at the number of films Cavill and Guy Ritchie are doing for Lionsgate.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
McCoubrey was in the Navy, while Samaras and Theis served in the Army — a divide that's become the subject of some good-natured ribbing in their home.
—James Brown, CBS News, 3 July 2024
While Team America’s ribbing of celebs who dare to care about world events isn’t the film’s finest point, the picture still works well as a parody of jingoistic action movies and the overall vibe of post-9/11 America.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
At that point, Fogelson sat down on the stage in response to the ribbing, which also saw the comedian poke fun at the number of films Cavill and Guy Ritchie are doing for Lionsgate.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Ribbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ribbing. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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