tongue-in-cheek

Example Sentences

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In the tongue-in-cheek video made by Welsh government-funded site wales.com, Rhys says Wales' contribution to American culture and history dates back centuries.

From BBC

Evans now plans, in agreement with the PHS, to remove the original plaque with a tongue-in-cheek replacement, endorsed by the "All Hopes No Promises Historical Society".

From BBC

But what transpired was a kind of tongue-in-cheek muscle-man competition that gave each of the men a solo excursion as if emulating the “talent portion” of such affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sentiment is tongue-in-cheek, but the feeling behind it is not.

From Los Angeles Times

Blurring the lines between fiction and reality — everyone on screen is playing a version of themselves — the result is a tongue-in-cheek metafiction about the pitfalls of an industry that prioritizes productivity over people.

From Los Angeles Times