Example Sentences

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Wisecracks came with the territory of the Senate veteran and former Republican presidential candidate, who died Sunday at age 98.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2021

Wisecracks and puns suddenly covered the streets of Christiansburg.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2021

Wisecracks in Chandler are existential rescues of imperilled self-possession.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019

Wisecracks pour out of him, some of them not so safe.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2011

Wisecracks a la Dr. Doolittle and The Nutty Professor were "nowhere to be found."

From Time Magazine Archive