: 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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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
The trademark application appears to be a tongue-in-cheek call-out about accusations that the former cheerleader is only in the relationship for money.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Tanyel Mustafa, Refinery29, 28 Aug. 2025
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
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Adjective
He’s best known for playing deadpan game show hosts and offering tongue-in-cheek Weekend Update monologues about topics like getting a Real ID and a potential TikTok ban.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
The trademark application appears to be a tongue-in-cheek call-out about accusations that the former cheerleader is only in the relationship for money.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Adverb
But others have been more tongue in cheek.
—Tanyel Mustafa, Refinery29, 28 Aug. 2025
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
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 6 Sep. 2025.
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