"Most of the people I meet have been warned about me," he said in his tongue-in-cheek way, making the audience laugh.

The page was a tongue-in-cheek way to acknowledge her own anxiety.

There's cars blowing up, but it's really done in a very fun and playful, tongue-in-cheek way, in almost a comedic sense, if you will.

In his tongue-in-cheek way, he would poke fun at politicians, society in general, and his own family and life.

Esack: The original works in a tongue-in-cheek way, but this is too naff.

This tradition was a tongue-in-cheek way of imposing "discipline" on errant male members of college.

"People know it's a satirical, tongue-in-cheek way to make fun of things," he said.

McCoy explained that the song discusses these subjects in "a tongue-in-cheek way.

It was said in a tongue-in-cheek way, and that should have been obvious.

"It's really the return of status dressing, but in a tongue-in-cheek way," Mr. Basile said.