Sentence examples for light joking from inspiring English sources

Mr. Paterson, for his part, kept the mood light, joking that he had broken it to Mr. Skelos that there was a $5,000 fee to join the elite group of "three men in a room" who run the state.

In line with his wry, understated character, Bernanke kept the speech light, joking that he recently wrote to the university, inquiring about the status of his leave of absence, only to receive a form letter saying that Princeton gets "many more qualified applicants for faculty positions than we can accommodate".

Those who have worked with him, both during his tenure as UEFA's general secretary and during his previous work on the organization's legal side (he is a certified lawyer), say that in meetings, Mr. Infantino can be quick to switch between a light, joking demeanor and a grim, serious stare that indicates displeasure or disappointment.

The two slow down and stop at a red light, joking about the race before the officer asks if Spillers would like to try again.

She was suddenly a completely different person -- all sweetness and light, joking about her need to wear glasses and showing immense understanding about the difficulties of serving on a jury for eight to 10 weeks.

In fact, hit on all of your straight girlfriends all the time - just in a light, joking way, and only if they're comfortable with you doing it.

"It's about the messaging to young girls and other women … you gonna stop that as president?" "Well, I'm gonna stop that about you now," he answered, and Kelly obligingly turned the conversation lighter, joking that he now had her cellphone number.

One is tempted to insert the old "will the last to leave please turn out the lights" joke here; but one will not, because one holds oneself to a higher standard than that.

She became a specialist in light jokes, as she demonstrated in September, when she went on a shopping expedition with Ellen DeGeneres to CVS. "Wine in a box!

It's a breather that Peele uses for light jokes and intimacy (Duke's amiable performance provides levity and warmth) while he scatters narrative bread crumbs.

Companionship and camaraderie on the course are fleeting, a light joke with your playing partner and the yardage from your caddy is the most you can expect.