How to Use razz in a Sentence

razz

verb
  • We razzed the other team's pitcher.
  • To the surprise of no one, Phillies fans brought their A-game to razz the Astros Tuesday.
    Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2022
  • That did not stop World Peace’s teammates from razzing him.
    Mark Medina, Orange County Register, 9 Apr. 2017
  • My esteemed colleague, Jamie Lisanti, razzed me for that as well.
    Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • And the whole premise is a bit ridiculous: how many coach travelers on a random flight are going to board the plane ready to razz Scott Pruitt?
    Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Soon enough, the first of 15 San Francisco fire engines came by, its crews jumping off to razz him as usual.
    Sam Whiting, SFChronicle.com, 14 Jan. 2020
  • His untimely travel, which teammates razzed him about after, was the only way the Heat stopped it.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Now, a lot of people will probably razz the host for caving and giving in to only four people.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2022
  • This is real bragging rights being in the same quarterback room for a few years and just razzing each other back and forth.
    Scott Patsko, cleveland, 11 Dec. 2019
  • DeWolfe razzes the band between sets and, during songs, twirls Schemerle's limp yellow body like a wet towel.
    Sarah Gish, kansascity, 22 May 2018
  • Kenner, PA announcer at the Chosen League, a man who specializes in razzing the players on the court.
    Mike Jensen, Philly.com, 23 June 2017
  • Saltz had been following the rise of the NFT market and decided to razz Beeple’s digital bigseller with his own effort.
    Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2021
  • Machado just smiled at the razzing before moving the media session into the hallway out of respect for his teammates.
    David Haugh, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2018
  • At first, a group of fellow pitchers standing nearby found humor in the sight, razzing their feline-loving teammate for failing to land on his feet.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The seventh-grader stands six-foot-six, prompting some classmates to razz him for shoes his mother, Tiffany Jones, bought at bargain stores and ordered online through Amazon.
    Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Oct. 2021
  • On Monday, he was drilled on procedure, razzed for grabbing seconds at lunch, tasked with filling out the daily journal of calls and assigned to wash the dinner dishes.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 11 July 2017
  • Behind the scenes, the players razz each other constantly about getting ditched by their previous teams, whether they were exposed in the expansion draft or traded.
    Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Except when Van Halen and his compatriots wanted to razz their producer.
    Sarah Rodman, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2020
  • No one quite knows why, but the sergeant who broke it up later told investigators that Legg was either scolding Byrnes for being unfaithful or razzing him about his stamina.
    Justin Nobel, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Unsurprisingly, just the clip of them razzing Smith on Thursday night about his interview is hysterical.
    Michelle R. Martinelli, For The Win, 20 Apr. 2018
  • On September 9, a cabal of friends and collaborators will lovingly razz the veteran actor at his comedic alma mater, Second City.
    Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader, 8 Sep. 2017
  • While hosting, Macdonald also took advantage of the opportunity to razz SNL in his opening monologue.
    Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2021
  • All evening they’ve mostly been hanging around the operations desk at their base at Fort Wainwright, cracking jokes and razzing each other, anxiously and excitedly waiting for their turn to leap out of a plane to fight a backcountry forest fire.
    Mark Jenkins, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • While a lighthearted moment, Monday’s razzing hints at the true medical concerns regarding a sitting governor who has led an active life that has since affected his health.
    Cynthia Sewell, idahostatesman, 18 Aug. 2017
  • We razzed the other team's pitcher.
  • To the surprise of no one, Phillies fans brought their A-game to razz the Astros Tuesday.
    Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2022
  • That did not stop World Peace’s teammates from razzing him.
    Mark Medina, Orange County Register, 9 Apr. 2017
  • My esteemed colleague, Jamie Lisanti, razzed me for that as well.
    Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • And the whole premise is a bit ridiculous: how many coach travelers on a random flight are going to board the plane ready to razz Scott Pruitt?
    Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Soon enough, the first of 15 San Francisco fire engines came by, its crews jumping off to razz him as usual.
    Sam Whiting, SFChronicle.com, 14 Jan. 2020

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