one-liner

Example Sentences

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Asante is bringing back his best one-liner, “We will shock the world.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 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

She added: "He was always the first to help people in need. Brimming with empathy and living for the present, he would always have a funny one-liner up his sleeve making everyone around him laugh."

From BBC • May 28, 2024

“I don’t like one-liner buildings where you kind of walk in and you get it all in one shot. It should be more of an accumulation of events and experiences and perceptions.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

One of the reasons laughter is so effective as a tool for persuasion—and any stand-up comic who has ever seen off a heckler with a zinging one-liner knows this—is that laughter is involuntary assent.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith