bon mot
Example Sentences
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When he realized whence I’d lifted the dinner party bon mot, he gave me grief for my cheaply bought erudition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Nericcio is usually quick to a bon mot, but his worrisome tone when we talked was something I had never heard in the 15 years we’ve known each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
I have a bon mot I frequently employ: cautiously poss-imistic.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2023
I’ve thought about that bon mot a lot during this movie season, where so many stars seem to be swinging for the fences.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
“Add the occasional bon mot and I’m in.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
