How To Use Kibitz In A Sentence

  • Aware that these were hardly the typical purchases of a heavily bearded, dark-haired young man, Zazi—who had lived in the States since the age of fourteen—kibitzed easily with the counter staff, joking that he had to buy such large quantities of hair products because he “had a lot of girl friends.” The Longest War
  • Moms can kibitz and kvell about why their kids are such a great catch and what they're looking for in a match. Do you want your Jewish mother playing matchmaker?
  • There is ample room for family members to kibitz with the cook, and adequate circulation space for guests who always seem to nosh where food and drinks are being served.
  • And as an editor there he got to kibitz and tipple with the likes of Dorothy Parker, Stephen Vincent Benet and P.G. Woodhouse.
  • Gruff, inhospitable, and monolingual, the Russians sprawl in folding chairs, kibitz around card tables, smoke in defiance of ‘no smoking ‘signs, and studiously ignore customers who stray past their booths.
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  • The word has osmosed out into the Casino, and there is presently a throng of kibitzers gathered around the table, waiting for casualties. Gravity's Rainbow
  • How much do the people picking in the real draft take Kiper's kibitzing into account? After 25 years, Mel Kiper still owns NFL draft hype machine
  • He liked to kibitz a card game.
  • Living in the substanceless Void, the immortal Mr g, with the help of his kibitzing Aunt Penelope and Uncle Deva, decides to create the universe. Jane MacEyre? Updating an Orphan-to-Nanny Classic
  • Any messages received by a player at the table can be seen by all players and kibitzers at the table.
  • I basically advised them on the accuracy of the film and verisimilitude issues, kibitzed with them.
  • A motley crew of kibitzers, many of whom don't drive, hang out on Brochu's premises, reading tabloids, exchanging wisecracks and arguing their theories.
  • The play concerns the antics of eight dedicated baseball bleacherites at Wrigley Field, who spend the eternal afternoons in God's sun, betting, kibitzing, and kvetching about the action on the field.
  • They will try to characterize Paulson as a mere kibitzer, and ACA as the ultimate decisionmaker for legal purposes. The Volokh Conspiracy » The Goldman Fraud Suit
  • What the Democrats do have is a mother lode of celebrity kibitzers, hangers-on, wannabes, kingmakers, cause-stars and flirts.
  • George W. Bush told Tom Brokaw last month that he and his father had been "kibitzing" about the vice presidency, though his misplaced emphasis on the second syllable drew laughs from Jews. Post-Seinfeld America
  • They joked and kibitzed for a few minutes, and Axel was totally won over.
  • Kibitz The flycatcher (also called lapwing, pewit, and other names) is an insectivorous bird with an irritating cry. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 2
  • As the grownups gave their speeches, the bushy-haired and Gumby-limbed Hamish Linklater—of last summer's "Winter's Tale" and "The Merchant of Venice"—kibitzed with Lauren Ambrose, who starred in "Romeo & Juliet" in 2007. All's Well at Theater Gala
  • The division of labor appears to be Lydon upstairs and Regis downstairs, but everyone works and kibitzes with everyone else.
  • As he kibitzed with my fellow Food staffers Joe Yonan and Jane Black, he assessed all the edibles – mostly by nose. Chef Keller, in the house
  • In addition to the formal legal process, a number of academics, lobbyists, journalists, and commentators have been kibitzing and barracking from the sidelines.
  • They visit, gossip, spy and tease; and while they are so engaged, the main character snoops and kibitzes with us.
  • Getty Images Allison Williams "We loved the movie," said Jill Zarin, kibitzing with her husband, Bobby. Premiere and Finale
  • He would show up from his winter escapes to Florida or Bermuda as early as March and work through the first heavy snowstorm in December, often in a portable studio on runners (with a door on one side and a plateglass window on the other), which could protect him from wind, spray and any possible kibitzers. Homer's Where The Heart Is
  • Well, I guess we could kibitz a little first about the word ‘formal,’ and whether it can really be used to point to a certain sort of poem.
  • The two kibitzed until it was time to return, sadly, to work. Gifts for Those With It All
  • Al had the ability to kibitz with the players but he also knew when it was time to put his foot down.
  • It was one way to lighten up the patients in the hospital, kibitz a little bit.
  • Relieving the tension of hours below surface, crewmen on board a U.S. Navy submarine play a round of cards while a shipmate kibitzes from his bunk.
  • He "kibitzed" with customers during business hours, Stuart recalled, and at night kept the café open for Financial District buildings 'janitorial staff. J. Weekly
  • I hope what you are dreaming of is making the world a better place, and unlike all these other kibitzers, I can tell you exactly how to do so.
  • A building can be organized to maximize interaction, so that people bump into each other and talk, drink, flirt, eat, complain, kibitz.
  • You take pictures from beginning to end - lots of them inside and outside of the plane - and even if you're a pilot, stay out of the way and don't kibitz.
  • It is not polite to kibitz during other people's games, unless you have permission from both players.
  • The two of them are still close as they kibitz among the consumer goods.
  • And as an editor there he got to kibitz and tipple with the likes of Dorothy Parker, Stephen Vincent Benet and P.G. Woodhouse.
  • A passerby joins you in kibitzing about the auto body work. Guadalajara Street Scene
  • Then, wouldn't you know it, her muse demanded that she add a fourth element to the film: kibitzing bystanders. Network Awesome: Sita Sings the Cosmic Freakin' Blues
  • I am as spottily informed and fiercely opinionated as the next kibitzer about these potential calamities.
  • During the practice round before my Masters victory in 1997, Arnold, Jack and I had the best time kibitzing over bets.
  • President Obama politely, but insistently, kibitzed. Dr. Philip Neches: Greece: How Bad Could it Get?
  • Tuesday was Mr. Heath's actual birthday, and the evening began with the kibitzing of Bill Cosby in his third concert appearance in New York in the last two weeks. Birthday Wishes, Halloween Dreams
  • The onlookers were amazed, and kibitzers began to gather.
  • We kibitzed about the game on Friday as he handed me a large piece of pumpkin pie that I devoured instantly.
  • Who are we to kibitz from the sidelines without access to secret briefings, intelligence, knowledge, and all of the apparatus of government?
  • In the third act, Turai hilariously kibitzes and harasses Almady as he plays out the play within the play with Ilona.
  • The governor showed off his Yiddish -- "kibitzing" was how he described what he was doing with his father, the former president -- but the seminal moment was in fluent good-ole-boy. It's The Cult Of Personality

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