How to use tease in a sentence

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• You're such a sport! You never get upset when we tease you.From the entry sport
• The teasing of her curls took nearly an hour with the fine-tooth comb.From the entry teasing
• Ha ha, we were teasing our mom that she's a golden girl now.From the entry golden girl
• The monobrowed girl was frequently teased at school for her unusual appearance.From the entry monobrowed
• I can't believe I got teased and ridiculed for my musical tastes again. Why me?From the entry why me
• Teasing can be seen as a kind of workplace abuse.From the entry teasing
• She was just kidding when she teased him for being nerdy about zoology. In truth she likes his nerdiness.From the entry just kidding
• Sure enough, the text also teases the return of the weapon in an upcoming dungeon.2024 September 9, Tim Clark, “[Destiny 2 is abandoning big annual expansions and linear campaigns in favour of more frequent releases that…. From the entry play
• In their report the customers called her a “PT” (prick tease).2024, Henry Rex Greene, Marlene: A Murder Mystery, page 23. From the entry pt
• I send a winky face emoji right after this, so he knows I am just teasing him.2021, Theresa Leigh, Cluck Buddies: A Friends With Benefits Romance, LuxLife Publishing. From the entry winky
• Teasing around their butt with your fingers or a vibrator will help.2019 May 4, Scott Barry, 609 Pages of Horse Shit, Lulu.com, →ISBN. From the entry sissygasm
• She was big pregnant and waddled around their home with Matthew teasing her about her big belly.2018 August, Shawn M. Beasley, Killing the Rougarou, iUniverse, →ISBN. From the entry big pregnant
• Nintendo also teased a steady stream of post-release content to keep Splatooners coming back for more.2017 January 21, Matt Bertz, “Our 10 Most Anticipated Shooters Of 2017”, in Game Informer, Minneapolis, Minn.: GameStop, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry Splatooner
• He tried to speak in an ariose, teasing manner, not wanting to offend his charge.2016, Bill Broun, Night of the Animals: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Ecco Press, →ISBN. From the entry ariose
• A normal name would've saved you a lot of teasing growing up.”2016, Leanna Sain, Red Curtains, The Wild Rose Press Inc, →ISBN. From the entry Cleo
• The 'cotton' was, in fact, a woollen fabric, one whose nap had been teased upwards or 'cottoned'.2015, Catherine Hall, Nicholas Draper, Keith McClelland, Emancipation and the Remaking of the British Imperial World, →ISBN. From the entry cotton
• In a society that values good-natured teasing, Shannon discovered the joys of ribbing without malice.2015, Steve Silberman, chapter 2, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York…. From the entry ribbing
• I know what he's referring to, but it's still fun teasing him.2015, Carmel Harrington, Every Time a Bell Rings. From the entry how very dare you
• Did you skip any more grades this week?" he had teased.2014, J Santiago, Lex and Lu. From the entry Harvard
• “Why, Jessica,” Melody teased, “I didn't know you cared so much for Paul.2012, Amanda Gorsche Miller, Celebrity Blind, →ISBN. From the entry lady boner
• However, teasing about serious matters may be distressing for the teasee.2012, Jean Mercer, Child Development, page 192. From the entry teasee
• Hardly surprising, then, that the first time I witnessed 'Adam teasing' , I nearly whooped with joy.2010, Khushwant Singh, City Improbable, page 239. From the entry Adam-teasing
• “I see London, I see France!” a voice from behind Imo teased.2010, Julie Cannon, Mater Biscuit, page 239. From the entry I see London, I see France
• The perfume and the "SWAK" inscription attracted a lot of attention, and a lot of teasing.2008, George Graham, Girlie, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 28. From the entry SWAK
• “Maybe I need to send you to House Cats Anonymous,” he teased.2007, Debra White Smith, Heather, Harvest House Publishers, →ISBN, page 250. From the entry cataholic
• Actually, I simply got a teasing bug up my netherlands and couldn't resist.2006 July 15, Judee77, “OT - Private to Beach Bum (but I know better)”, in alt.fan.gene-scott (Usenet). From the entry netherlands
• Drug dealers cruised the streets, pushing heroin, or “tease and blues” as they called it.2006 July, Paul Kix, “Framed”, in D Magazine. From the entry Ts and blues
• Albescent shapes played over the walls, teasing hundreds of drifty pleasures from his brain.2002, Steve Aylett, The Velocity Gospel, Scar Garden 2010 (Complete Accomplice), p. 180. From the entry albescent
• Anyone who doesn't stop teasing immediately upon producing real embarrassment, anger or tears is not really teasing.1998 February 22, Judith Martin, “Tease and sympathy”, in The Washington Post. From the entry embarrassment
• Poor mans version of tease and blues I guess (meth and valium in a capsule).1998 November 14, Markus, “Re: METH”, in alt.recovery (Usenet). From the entry Ts and blues
• FRED: Well, I teased her to some extent, or I needled her, not teased her.1984, Leopold Caligor, Philip M. Bromberg, James D. Meltzer, Clinical Perspectives on the Supervision of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy…. From the entry needle
• “Shucks. . .” he teased; “chumps again, just when things getting engrossable.1984 November, David R[eay] Palmer, “Volume V: Revelation”, in Emergence, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, published 1990, →ISBN, page 244. From the entry popmaize
• Victor listened and smiled, teased and cat-and-moused me, but finally agreed to grounding my folly-in-the-air.1979, Diana Cooper, Autobiography, page 560. From the entry cat-and-mouse
• Be sure you unbrush the teasing before you wash your wig.1973, Ruth Drake, Redbook's complete guide to beauty, page 92. From the entry unbrush
• A teasing bait and switch, whereby creators promise more explicit content than they deliver, is a well-known feature of the industry.2026 May 28, Amelia Gentleman, “The strange surveilled life of Piper Rockelle: why did a former child influencer decide to go on…. From the entry bait and switch
• If anyone threatened to tease her, Mair would stand up straight, point her finger at the enemy and shout, 'Um!2021, Sarah Strangeways, The Gingerbread House, page 13. From the entry um
• Intending to tease out Shona’s know-it-all nature by spouting off some trivia, I googled the Pala d’Oro on my phone.2021, Traci Andrighetti, chapter 9, in Valpolicella Violet (Franki Amato Mysteries; 7), Limoncello Press, →ISBN. From the entry tomato
• These days, especially when she kept on top of taking her naproxen, the hurt in her joints and limbs merely teased.2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 200. From the entry naproxen

Meaning of tease

1. verb To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
2. verb To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
3. verb To backcomb.

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Questions about tease in a sentence

How do you use tease in a sentence?

Tease is used as a verb and noun. For example: “You're such a sport! You never get upset when we tease you.”

What is a short sentence with tease?

“Teasing can be seen as a kind of workplace abuse.”

What does tease mean?

Tease means to separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).