Sentence examples for facetious air from inspiring English sources

The facetious air quotes in the town motto might explain the appeal -- "Marathon, Texas: Where There's 'Nothing To Do.'" Jumpstarted in the late 1990s by J.P. Bryan, a multimillionaire set on reviving the gateway to the state's eerie national parks, the town owes much of its energy to Bryan's baby, the historic Gage Hotel.

But the guests all played nicely, airing a wide spectrum of views, ranging from the facetious (Borowitz/Trillin), to the flaming liberal (Garafalo, who sparked much applause), to the liberal (Alter, calling for WPA type projects), to the solidly centrist (Toobin).

He was being facetious.

Aggressively facetious stuff.

I was being facetious.

This wasn't facetious.

… I'm not being facetious.

(The title is not facetious).

I'm not being facetious.

Wait – I'm being facetious.

That's not entirely facetious.