: characterized by insincerity, irony, or whimsical exaggeration
: with insincerity, irony, or whimsical exaggeration
Examples of tongue-in-cheek in a Sentence
Adverb
The whole interview was done tongue in cheek.
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Alf — a contraction of the designer’s first and last names — is a unisex line that aims to bring some fresh energy into the segment with tongue-in-cheek symbols and unexpected materials, like her baby head rings sprouting tufts of colorful fake fur.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
John Werner, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Finally—with tongue in cheek—how crazy is harvest time for you each year?
—Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Adjective
This isn’t the first time Veronica has made a tongue-in-cheek response to backlash.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Alf — a contraction of the designer’s first and last names — is a unisex line that aims to bring some fresh energy into the segment with tongue-in-cheek symbols and unexpected materials, like her baby head rings sprouting tufts of colorful fake fur.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
Given the state of the market, that was likely a tongue in cheek comment, but one thing’s for sure: people ARE buying.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Finally—with tongue in cheek—how crazy is harvest time for you each year?
—Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for tongue-in-cheek
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“Tongue-in-cheek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tongue-in-cheek. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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