How to Use ribbing in a Sentence

ribbing

noun
  • The camera then cut to Gascón, who took the ribbing in stride.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Still, the good-natured ribbing never let up.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Yes, those are likely to draw some good-natured ribbing from his teammates.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2022
  • Most of the time, though, the ribbing of the contestants comes across as gentle and fun.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The green uniforms include purple and gold ribbing around the sleeves and down the side of the shorts.
    — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • The cut, the weight, the ribbing—everything about it is perfect.
    — The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Grupe gets a good ribbing on the yolk by using a cake decorating tip.
    — Veronica Hinke, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • All of that gets in the way of looking at the stars, and of eavesdropping on their rat-a-tat ribbing.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 31 July 2019
  • This is still Disney, so the ribbing never packs any real punch.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Hall is all for the playful ribbing that goes on between Cougars and Utes fans.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Colin is the garrulous front man, pouring wine and ribbing guests.
    — Katherine Wheelock, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2017
  • The friendly ribbing is rooted in respect.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The night of the Globes, Winslet laughed at Gervais’ ribbing, as did many in the crowd.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Kanter took Randle's ribbing in stride and responded with a jab of his own.
    — Jenna West, SI.com, 26 June 2019
  • Folks have given me some ribbing over the years as being anti-Bielema.
    — Eric Bolin, ajc, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Despite the good-natured ribbing there are also some useful lessons learned when the two talk football.
    — Marc Narducci, Philly.com, 28 Apr. 2017
  • The competitive battles, and the ribbing that goes with that, have been a constant theme this spring.
    — Omar Kelly, Sun-Sentinel.com, 8 June 2017
  • On Thursday, Heath gave his boss a kind-hearted ribbing on his playing days.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 28 Apr. 2017
  • The Gray Man star is also bracing for some good-natured ribbing from his close friends.
    — Kara Warner, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Luckily the brothers seem to take the ribbing well, laughing off his comments.
    — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The Gray Man star was also bracing for some good-natured ribbing from his close friends.
    — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Join the shouting, cheering, and good-natured ribbing this weekend as the players do their best to hit and score.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2019
  • But it’s also taken a ribbing for recalls, which have been mounting rapidly.
    — Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
  • More good-natured ribbing of jazz singer Sharon Gitau for hogging the phone, please!
    — Rebecca Schuman, Longreads, 6 June 2018
  • In the Mets’ clubhouse, Soto’s lack of speed is the butt of good-natured ribbing.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Orlando City teammates took to social media to give him a light ribbing over the new look.
    — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Tabby eventually got out of the car to give Waiters some slight ribbing about his skills.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 9 Oct. 2017
  • The material is 70 percent cotton with cozy ribbing and a bit of stretch.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
  • For much of their session with Hall, the pair’s chemistry was evident in their good-natured ribbing.
    — The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The fact that Middleton even thought to try a pass like that sparked some friendly ribbing in the locker room after the game.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026

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