quips
Example Sentences
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The British adventurer makes her acrobatic moves against a background of realistic graphics, complete with her trademark sarcastic quips.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Before their departure, a professor jokingly quips to Dwayne: “I can’t wait to have your child in my class in the year 2014.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
“You’re a walking Crown Heights,” quips a character, unfunnily.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
"When you are in the job nothing is strange," quips one top-flight recruitment chief.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
When they return they make bathroom jokes, quips about wetting your pants and running out of toilet paper, eyeing me cunningly while they do so.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
