one-liner
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Political observers caution against reading too much into a salty one-liner.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025
“Where was Pat?” became a one-liner in Ronald Reagan’s winning campaign against him the next year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
I would love to hear a bit more about your unplanned cameo and one-liner.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024
She added: "He was always the first to help people in need. Brimming with empathy and living for the present, he would always have a funny one-liner up his sleeve making everyone around him laugh."
From BBC ● May 28, 2024
Freckles laughs about my Holocaust one-liner, and it doesn’t even sound like a condescending adult laugh.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
While there are still "snarky one-liners" and moments of wit in the sequel, the characters find themselves in a "whole new landscape", Blunt says.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Lumalee quickly won audiences over in “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” with his cheerfully nihilistic one-liners while imprisoned by Bowser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
The “Chuck Norris facts” phenomenon — a stream of absurd one-liners casting him as an invincible force of nature — helped turn the actor into a meme sensation before memes were a business.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
But Descovich and Justice often avoided questions and resorted to stock one-liners.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2026
He tells a few more one-liners and introduces a young kid dressed in black pants and a black turtleneck sweater.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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