Use of jest in Sentences. 24 Examples
The examples include jest at the start of sentence, jest at the end of sentence and jest in the middle of sentence
jest at the end of sentence
- He teased Mary with a jest.
- Don't say that, even in jest.
- Art thou in earnest, or in jest?
- The remark was made half in jest.
- But there was truth in that jest.
- She preludes her remarks with a jest.
- His reply was taken half seriously, half in jest.
- I wasn't sure whether to treat her words as a jest.
- His serious face told me that he was not speaking in jest.
- He was so vain and reckless that he would break a friendship, rather than not break a jest.
jest in the middle of sentence
- Don't jest at her.
- Please don't jest with me.
- Your jest is in poor taste.
- He's not a man to jest with.
- Don't jest with me, young man.
- It was a jest rather than a reproach.
- Don't jest about such important matters!
- Would I jest about something so important?
- He lit upon some jest books in the bookstore.
- I only said it in jest - you're obviously not fat.
- They jest don't teach interestin' things at school.
- 'Many a true word is spoken in jest,' thought Rosie.
- His proposal was no jest - he was completely sincere.
- I said you look terrible in jest, actually, you look very pretty.
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