* Directly insulting: "The heckler hurled a gibe at the politician, calling him a 'puppet of the wealthy.'"
* Indirectly insulting: "Her gibe about his 'lack of fashion sense' was thinly veiled sarcasm."
* In a playful way: "The two friends exchanged gibes about their favorite sports teams."
* As a verb: "She gibed at his attempts to impress her."
Note: "Gibe" can also be used as a noun meaning "a nautical term for a sudden change in the wind." However, it is more commonly used in the context of insulting remarks.