There was much raillery and fun during the surprise party. From LearnThat.org.
They took their revenge in raillery, which was not always good-natured. From Wordnik.com. [Queechy] Reference
He assumed a tone of raillery, which is, perhaps, the readiest mode of escaping from the feelings of self-reproof. From Wordnik.com. [Woodstock; or, the Cavalier] Reference
There was a kind of raillery in their hesitance, but the faith they've placed in their newest label, Carnival Music, is undeniable. From Wordnik.com. [Yes Weekly] Reference
Benedick and Beatrice to pace, exchanging raillery. From Wordnik.com. [Highways & Byways in Sussex] Reference
Do not indulge yourself in a habit of raillery or banter. From Wordnik.com. [Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford In Ten Letters, From an Uncle to His Nephew] Reference
The press of Paris noticed my departure only with raillery. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866] Reference
His eyes dwelt on her with no raillery in their depths, only. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference
At first it restricts itself to criticism and light raillery. From Wordnik.com. [The Simple Life] Reference
Judith was not at all discomposed by her light-minded raillery. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge] Reference
Then Vera made a hasty retreat amid the raillery of her friends. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy-Alone] Reference
Madame de Bergenheim continued her raillery, but in a softer tone. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"When you were a boy," exclaimed Berwick, in good-natured raillery. From Wordnik.com. [Frontier Boys in Frisco] Reference
However, Bobbins enjoyed her sharp tongue and withstood her raillery. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace] Reference
This raillery went on day after day until even Steve -- gentle, patient. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives] Reference
How pleasant it was to hear his kind voice, with its good-natured raillery!. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905] Reference
There was a sincerity in Mr. Grogan's raillery that swept away Patience's reserve. From Wordnik.com. [Little Lost Sister] Reference
And then he added seriously, as he saw my confusion was but increased by his raillery. From Wordnik.com. [The Rose of Old St. Louis] Reference
Applause greeted the demeanour of la Tour, rough raillery the terror of his companions. From Wordnik.com. [The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette] Reference
I cried in raillery; "would you be grateful for so poor a balance left of a noble army?". From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
The style is abrupt, full of affected gaiety and raillery, conversational and journalistic. From Wordnik.com. [Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century] Reference
"And there will be -- there will be the lady," said Olivia, with a poor attempt at raillery. From Wordnik.com. [Doom Castle] Reference
"The way she took hold was magnificent," continued Brady, unmoved by his companion's raillery. From Wordnik.com. [Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes] Reference
But before he had a chance to speak, the First Consul himself spoke with good-natured raillery. From Wordnik.com. [The Rose of Old St. Louis] Reference
Like him, she took her glory in raillery, and had a profound contempt for the public, which she called. From Wordnik.com. [Women in the Life of Balzac] Reference
The manner of Madame Campvallon toward him had assumed a more marked character of aggressive raillery. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
It should not be presumed from this, however, that the subject of our raillery holds his tongue all the time. From Wordnik.com. [The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer] Reference
"Oh, they do, do they?" said Flint, with genial raillery; "well, you see I never saw her so pleased as that.". From Wordnik.com. [Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes] Reference
The raillery of the youngest and happiest of the trio was seemingly lost on the two, now immersed in heavy responsibilities. From Wordnik.com. [David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story] Reference
"He's honoured in your interest, madam," I could not refrain from saying, my attempt at raillery I fear a rather forlorn one. From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
Her lonely tramps over the mountains, when engaged in works of charity, suddenly became the subject of quibbles and of raillery. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The Marquis Beccaria, in an exquisite piece of raillery, has proposed this problem with a gravity and precision truly mathematical. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 236, May 6, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc] Reference
Then the blood creeping into her face, she very soon relinquished her raillery, and fell tooth and nail upon the unhappy culprits. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan] Reference
There was a mingling of timidity and tenderness, modesty and raillery, which I find it impossible to express, but which stupefied me. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"The laws of honour, said Alonzo, smiling, compel me to submit to become the subject of your raillery and deception; I am in your power.". From Wordnik.com. [Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father] Reference
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