mot
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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
The character never has to search long for a bon mot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
Citizens' Van Saun said the bank is also tightening its appetite for new mortgage credit, but that move is mot as dramatic as that for auto loans.
From Reuters ● Jan. 30, 2023
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
He jotted down this bon mot with his pencil nub.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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