How To Use jocose In A Sentence
- At last he suffered vows to be put up for his good journey and safe return, insomuch that he was called jocosely by the name of Callipides, who is famous in a Greek proverb, for being in a great hurry to go forward, but without ever advancing a cubit. De vita Caesarum
- Even the great Mr. Cullinan shook a little under the paternal jocoseness with which he came forward to kiss the bride. It, and Other Stories
- July is one of the most popular jocund, jocose, and jocular months of the year.
- For ease and jocoseness of description it stands almost unapproachable. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
- Hayden's grappling with these issues led to sometimes jocose observations, as recounted here.
- With the rabbi he maintained an armed truce which manifested itself in a kind of jocose teasing that occasionally developed an unpleasant edge. Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry
- He said it with as much jocoseness as civility allowed, then at once rose. New Grub Street
- July is one of the most popular jocund, jocose, and jocular months of the year.
- One hand, between the pickets, seemed waving at her, and almost he seemed to wink at her jocosely, though she knew it to be the contortion of deadly pain. CHAPTER IX
- Captain Asa G. Freeman had an extra horse, and I got on him and joined the cavalry for several days, but all the time some passing cavalryman would make some jocose remark about "Here is a webfoot who wants to jine the cavalry, and has got a bayonet on his gun and a knapsack on his back. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show
