bon mot
Example Sentences
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The bizarre situation elicits Patroclus' zesty bon mot: "What a spring the man has! Nice dive! Think of the oysters he could come up with if he were out at sea …"
From Salon • Nov. 27, 2021
Keynes’s bon mot has a sting in its tail: We can afford anything we can actually do.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2021
The bon mot attributed to Joseph Kennedy—it’s time to sell when the shoeshine boy starts giving stock tips—seems very quaint, and not just because no one has worn leather dress shoes since last March.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2021
It’s a typical Welles bon mot, blustery and witty and egocentric.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2021
“Add the occasional bon mot and I’m in.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
