wittily
Example Sentences
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Christopher Luscombe’s production of “The Magic Flute” wittily transformed Mozart’s Singspiel into a British pantomime, a closely related theatrical tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
In films like “In Fabric” and “The Duke of Burgundy,” he pays homage to fringe genre cinema of the past, while wittily winking at contemporary anxieties.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2023
It’s a cliché, oui, but a wittily, knowingly deployed one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
His exquisitely detailed paintings wittily hint that artists are the greatest heroes.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
"She wants," said Jay Cee wittily, "to be everything."
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
