one-liner

Example Sentences

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The Thanksgiving episodes are shocking and absurd, packed with scathing one-liner digs and soapy melodrama; feasts so good that you can’t help but come back for more.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

When Craig spots Austin cracking a corny one-liner on the nightly news, he smiles like Santa Claus is real.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

“Where was Pat?” became a one-liner in Ronald Reagan’s winning campaign against him the next year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 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

Freckles laughs about my Holocaust one-liner, and it doesn’t even sound like a condescending adult laugh.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle