quip
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Later, when Bond is whisked to Vietnam, the orchestra swells with suave panache, immersing you in the action before 007 has even uttered a quip.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
When America was awarded hosting rights for the 1994 tournament, it was met with a quip and a sneer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
He quickly returned his gaze to Stern for another quip.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Others pointed to Karoline Leavitt’s quip before the dinner that during Trump’s speech there would be “shots fired.”
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2026
“We don’t have room for that,” I quip.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
"When you are in the job nothing is strange," quips one top-flight recruitment chief.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
His trademark quips are a coping mechanism for his insecurity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I’m working with one now,” Valentine quips back.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
That institution comes in for specific criticism from Savouri who quips that the IMF acronym would be more accurate were it to represent the Invariably Mistaken Forecaster providing Grossly Distorted Projections.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
“You ain’t got to buy it,” Shorty quips.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
"To be honest, when he is no longer around, I'll be at a loss," Godin quipped to AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
“It’s going to be a whole different lifestyle,” he quipped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“It’s good for him to have a place where he’s humbled,” Romer quipped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"I know that's a challenge for some of us at home," she quipped, signing off with a pointed "pay attention".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Now here’s a sight to see,” he quipped as they were emptying their bladders, “a dwarf and a duck, making the mighty Rhoyne that much mightier.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
He said it was "very early for that question" and offered no further comment, prompting Letts, 60, to raise a laugh by quipping: "I'm the next James Bond."
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
His bespectacled, quipping presence lent the show some book-world class, the new medium poaching prestige from the old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
This achievement is all the more remarkable considering that, in the next theater over, Fanning was punching, kicking and quipping in “Predator: Badlands.”
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
Afterward, no one praised the young right-hander more than Kershaw, who started his postgame remarks about Misiorowski by quipping, “I know him now, huh?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025
It was the meeting-place of the little "quoting, quipping, quaffing" club of fellow-workers in Bohemia; and Lemon, it was explained, had dabbled both in verse and the lighter drama, efforts which were "not half bad."
From The History of "Punch" by M. H. (Marion Harry) Spielmann
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