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Example sentences for "joked"

Lexicographically close words:
joints; jointure; joist; joists; joke; joker; jokers; jokes; joking; jokingly
  1. Monsieur Ramin smiled, rubbed his hands, and joked merrily with a dark-eyed grisette, who was cheapening some ribbon for her cap.

  2. She joked about her labours, which were quite extensive, and the more so since the deafness of the three ladies caused them frequently to misunderstand one another.

  3. She endured her poverty nobly, and joked about it.

  4. First they rifled his pockets, and joked as they did it, one of them saying that they weren't getting as much as they had planned on; but that a little was better than nothing.

  5. They were perfectly civil to him, and offered not the slightest opposition to his going through every part of the vessel, and joked with the boats' crews, several recognising old shipmates.

  6. The latter seemed to afford infinite satisfaction, and the prisoners, in much better humour than before, laughed and talked and joked as if they had no cares in the world.

  7. We joked Terry about his modest impression that he would be warmly received, but he held his ground.

  8. So we joked and disputed and speculated, and after an interminable journey, we got to our old camping place at last.

  9. When I joked her on the subject, she admitted that she liked the boy, but said she was afraid he was too young to give her much pleasure, while there was a great risk that he might talk of it and get her into a scrape.

  10. While thus agreeably employed, I joked Laura about the martyrdom I had undergone for her sake and what she was to look forward to suffer when she attempted to take in the stupendous instrument whose performances she had just seen.

  11. Nan fancied herself at that minute already a member of the profession, and did not like to be joked with in such a fashion, but she tried to be amused, which generosity was appreciated by her companion better than she knew.

  12. But he greeted Mrs. Thacher most cheerfully, and joked about Marilla's fear of a fly, as he threw open the blinds of the study window which was best shaded from the sun.

  13. He looked ten or twenty years younger, and joked good-humoredly like one freed from chains and fetters.

  14. She even joked and did her best, and it was evident that whatever else there might be to say against her, she wanted them to have a merry day.

  15. He had an unpleasant sneering manner, joked in bad taste, was stupid, and a devotee, or rather a fanatic.

  16. Whatever went on in their secret bosoms, they smiled and joked and were unfailingly courteous.

  17. Gower joked his way to acceptance among the rowboat men, all but old Doug Sproul, who had forgotten what it was to speak pleasantly to any one.

  18. He joked about the way Thyme refused to let him joke about her art or about her interest in "the people.

  19. Some said he had joked her out of life, others that she had gone into consumption.

  20. Stephen joked about his daughter's skirts, her hockey, her friendship with young men.

  21. He joked his partner unmercifully, and Johnny accepted defeat gracefully, never giving the matter a second thought.

  22. We knew just how faint and shaky she felt, but she was dead game and joked with us about it.

  23. I trust, if this meets his eye, he will accept it as a tribute of affectionate recollection from one who worked with him, idled with him, and joked with him for five happy years.

  24. A clergyman who made light of the religion which he professes to teach, or even joked about the incidents and accompaniments of his sacred calling, would by common consent be intolerable.

  25. His sharp eye watched Drake's performance with particular care, but the latter showed no sign of concern over the coming contest, and laughed and joked with the others as though nothing unusual were in the wind.

  26. Twas me that did it," joked Reddy, "me and the band.

  27. They enjoyed their talk, joked a little about the party from which she had just come and found it really ridiculous to spend an evening in so inept a fashion.

  28. However, she was wont to cover her face with her fan when they joked with her, but her eyes would smile and a gentle tremor would pass over her whole being.

  29. If this length of time passes and still you have not challenged him, I will tell Don Santiago that you never were secretary and that you never joked with Canovas or with General Martinez.

  30. He was a gentleman of fine social qualities, genial and gentle, and joked at every thing.

  31. These hackers knew Par was on the run, and sometimes they joked with him about it.

  32. They often joked about the other's bad taste in music.

  33. Electron joked with Powerspike, `Who would want to be a member of a no-talent outfit like The Realm?

  34. And they sat cross-legged on the grass on opposite sides of the tablecloth and joked and laughed and ate, and ate and laughed and joked until the stars began to appear in the vast paling opal of the sky.

  35. Yet they often laughed and joked with each other, with their fellow-workers.

  36. On his first arrival his uncle shook hands with him with much more than ordinary kindness, and even joked with him.

  37. She made others the subject of jokes, and was prepared to be joked upon herself.

  38. Mr. Pritchett had probably never joked in his life, and had certainly never been less inclined to do so than now, when his patron was dying, and all his patron's money was to go into other and into unknown hands.

  39. Others of my friends would have been delighted to have kept me in their house, feasted me, joked with me, rode with me, nothing more!

  40. By the way, I remember that you joked me about the bundle; and when I asked what the woman had wrapped in it, you swore it was a child.

  41. The King joked at the sight of his uncle's face on seeing the pheasants fall dead.

  42. In the evening he attended to his patients, talked cheerily to the ladies, and laughed and joked over the events of the day.


  43. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "joked" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.