| People who know his background will jokingly ask whether he is Chinese or Batak. |
| The midwife said jokingly they were quite short-staffed so they were glad I didn't give birth in the hospital. |
| Over the years we have become fast friends, and my wife jokingly calls her my girlfriend. |
| I held out a hand jokingly, but to my surprise, he actually gave the ten-dollar bill to me. |
| At one point, the two jokingly compare their family's history to a Zola novel. |
| He jokingly refuted suggestions his horse won the race because of rumours the nag had been given steroids. |
