How to Use in jest in a Sentence

in jest

phrase

• But, of course, it was all said in jest.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
• The comment might be made in jest.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
• The lawyer has said his comments about Krebs were made in jest.
  — Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2020
• Even if it was meant clearly in jest, by way of its context in the zeitgeist.
  — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
• Kash was captured with his hand over his face as his mom continued to film in jest.
  — Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
• The second part of that answer was partly in jest, but there is a grain of truth there.
  — Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
• In selfie mode, the 43-year-old rolls her eyes in jest and tries her hardest to smile.
  — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• For that matter, Gary, quit provoking your kids, even in jest.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2020
• Even though the line was delivered in jest, the show came pretty darn close to living up to it.
  — Eric Heisig, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2023
• That prompted Morikawa to fire back, calling for long putters to be banned, in jest.
  — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
• Snyder himself got in on the fun of The Boys and gave his blessing in jest.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 June 2022
• Reid said in jest during a call with local reporters on Tuesday.
  — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
• While some theories were posited in jest, others appeared to be shared in earnest.
  — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
• It was said in jest, yet the sport’s most audacious instigators might take him up on it.
  — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 23 July 2026
• These things are said somewhat in jest, but people take them seriously.
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2025
• Rimmer clarified that the word bully was used only in jest.
  — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
• Everyone laughed — including the King, who raised his arms and snapped in jest.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
• And unfortunately, names like that were given to slaves in jest.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2023
• Many of these clips were offered in jest, but, truthfully, this is how many fans now interact with sports.
  — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
• The chant was immediately repeated from the away end, by the way, but in jest this time.
  — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
• Whether or not the offers are in jest, the seller has listed the item as nonreturnable.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023
• The audience laughed at the last part, apparently taking it in jest.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 9 Nov. 2021
• Though Cunningham made the comment in jest, part of him was serious.
  — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
• Some of the comments may have been in jest (the Minnesota and Iowa ones, for instance).
  — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
• It can be used in jest, connecting the term to the ability to consume large quantities of food.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 24 July 2024
• Even when in jest, it is used to mock people, particularly women who don’t fit a slim ideal.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 24 July 2024
• The same fun must have been had when the father and son filmed a Nike ad where dad introduced son to some rookie hazing in jest.
  — Kevin Dotson, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
• DiGenova has said his comments about Krebs were sarcastic and made in jest.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 8 Dec. 2020
• Some, in jest, began blaming the loose caracal for the disappearance of smaller cats.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2021
• This bill concerned the protection of dogs, and Tobey read the statement on the House floor in jest.
  — arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024