How to Use jokey in a Sentence

jokey

adjective
  • And even though there are many jokes in there, none of them are jokey.
    — Jane Greenway Carr, CNN, 17 July 2022
  • This is the last jokey metaphor in a franchise built on jokey metaphors!
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Some of these new books were jokey satires aimed more at parents than children.
    — Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 7 Apr. 2022
  • There is nothing funny about the film’s jokey title, which is just a strained metaphor.
    — Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Runquist’s Letterboxd posts tend to amount to a few jokey words.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
  • So while that appears to have been more on the jokey side, the two have kept up the public flirtation.
    — Fox News, 29 May 2018
  • The guards were jokey and unapologetic.
    — Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • CivilWar2 had already been around for a while, appended to far less jokey tweets.
    — Wired, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Despite more complicated challenges, the cast are as jokey and jovial as ever.
    — Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • This episode is so jokey that Noel Fielding has to assume the nerd persona and keep the quiz moving.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Her family, for instance, wouldn’t let anyone get away with any jokey remarks about Arabs.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
  • But there’s nothing jokey or tacky about their presence, and the actors’ performances do nothing so much as bring the love.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
  • On this scale, the sound quality can be bad so jokey one-liners and light dialogue get completely lost.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2024
  • Tamma has a madcap quality, playful, very jokey.
    — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Here’s hoping this overly jokey nonsense is Shazam’s last outing.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Here’s hoping this overly jokey nonsense is Shazam’s last outing.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Here’s hoping this overly jokey nonsense is Shazam’s last outing.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Faced with a flood of upset users, Google claimed that those holidays were too reverent for the jokey nature of a doodle.
    — Avi Selk, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Nicks then proceeded to do a little bit of jokey ventriloquism with the doll and eventually gave it away to a fan.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The actor also spoke about the clan’s jokey dynamic with ET Canada last month.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
  • This iteration of the show was relatively jokey.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • Randolph’s decision to go against Grier’s jokey advice was one of the most pivotal moments of the season.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Sep. 2024
  • Their dynamic — supportive but also full of jokey banter — will likely resonate with viewers.
    — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Rogers said Pepper, the name of his own dog, was at first considered a jokey placeholder until his team landed on another title.
    — Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The film gets in on the MCU act with a jokey mid-credits sequence and then a more dramatic one at the very end, opening the door to a sequel.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2022
  • Turturro gives Harry a sad-eyed appearance offset by a frequently jokey manner.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The two have engaged in secret phone calls, developed jokey nicknames, snuck off to smoke joints, and even had some pretty vulnerable conversations.
    — John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
  • His elegant dispatch was a distinct departure from the jokey writing that had previously filled the magazine.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • But two squawking, sashaying hookers who pick up Rusty just to hang out with him are jokey Times Square cliches circa the 1980s.
    — Misha Berson, Variety, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The files include jokey exchanges and emails planning visits to Epstein properties, teeth-whitening appointments and shopping trips.
    — Jill Lawless, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026

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