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one-liner

[wuhn-lahy-ner] / ˈwʌnˈlaɪ nər /


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“It’s like climbing a mountain,” he says, flaunting his well-honed ability to turn even the toughest-learned lesson into a playful one-liner: “Everybody’s waving at you, ‘Go back, go back.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

Knox, the American student accused of murder, who spent four years in an Italian prison, is figuring out a one-liner.

From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2025

“Eventually Revolut froze the account. They told me there was nothing they could do. It felt like a one-liner to say sorry.”

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024

Long known for his ability to land a one-liner with a style that was both comedically ruthless and deeply human, he was also admired for acknowledging his own failings and vulnerability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2024

Something catches me off guard—a TV show, a funny one-liner from my dad, a comment in class—and I laugh like nothing ever happened.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

Its closest resemblance is to Wain’s 2014 romantic comedy parody, “They Came Together,” which, despite having no shortage of memorable one-liners, functions best as a whole.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

Blunt stole the show with laugh-out-loud one-liners, often delivered dripping with contempt to Hathaway’s bumbling newbie second assistant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

But something that has people talking almost as much as the return of Miranda Priestly's abrupt one-liners is the film's female-led soundtrack.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

The “Chuck Norris facts” phenomenon — a stream of absurd one-liners casting him as an invincible force of nature — helped turn the actor into a meme sensation before memes were a business.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026

He tells a few more one-liners and introduces a young kid dressed in black pants and a black turtleneck sweater.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein




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