quip

Example Sentences

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Maybe Fifa president Gianni Infantino just thought he was making a light-hearted quip.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

She punctuates the quip by taking a big bite, leaving a glob of frosting on her face.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Peter Marino, the architect of many of luxury’s biggest flagships, likes to quip that Versailles would never have been built if Louis XIV had been told luxury had to be small.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

We don’t know just yet, although countless industry insiders are doubtless recalling Sarandos’ 2013 quip that “the goal” for Netflix “is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us.”

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

“This is Richard Churchill,” Susan would say and he would shake hands and quip, “No relation of Sir Winston’s, I’m afraid, or I might have turned out a little cleverer.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie