quip
Example Sentences
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“Love is in the air,” one X user quipped, “and so is Falcon 9.”
From Los Angeles Times
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
He also quipped: "I've compiled everyone who works at my local takeaway pizza place into a book. It's my Domino's Who's Who."
From BBC
“Nice shoes!” read the welcome mat inside the CitizenM Paris Gare de Lyon hotel—a fitting quip since I already knew I would be walking a lot to avoid expensive ride-shares and taxis.
“This after years of hearing nothing,” he quips.
From Los Angeles Times
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