Sentence examples for joking before from inspiring English sources

Alex Cora said he and his Mets teammates were joking before Friday's game that the organization had invited back alumni from the 2000 World Series against the Yankees.

Some of his teammates, who were getting dressed for practice, thought he may have been joking before linebacker Matt Roth yelled for a trainer.

And here, just seeing the enthusiasm of the crowd — we were joking before we went on to the panel about Africa that no one's going to come – and in fact it was packed!

"Some people thought we were going to have a Tea Party tonight," the mayor said, presumably joking, before endorsing Senator Golden for re-election and another Republican, Daniel Donovan, the Staten Island district attorney, for state attorney general.

Washington Post journalist Barton Gellman and I were Snowden's opening act, and there was a lot of nervous backstage joking before we went on as ACLU technologist Christopher Soghoian wrestled with the Snowden link.

Politicians who were once bitter enemies, like the Democratic Unionist MP Sammy Wilson and Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, sat together in the hall, laughing and joking before his speech.

"Well, if it makes you feel better then, yes, there's hope," she jokes before quickly adding: "No Hope, ever".

"You set the curve in there?" Ginger Boudreaux, his math teacher, joked before Thursday's game.

"The party serves," Corbyn joked, before asking Atherton if she could manage.

"Mine's more pure?" she joked, before addressing her lofty new status.

"So does mine," I joke, before we agree that tears are not a sign of weakness.