sharp-witted

Example Sentences

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The duo’s sharp-witted lyrics, relentless rhythm and uncontainable passion ensured that their performance would be etched in memory as one of the highlights of the evening.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

Gwen Crockett said her daughter was a sharp-witted speaker from a young age.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

Zephaniah, who was born in Birmingham in central England on April 15, 1958, was a sharp-witted and often provocative presence across British media as well as regularly performing at political gatherings and demonstrations.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2023

The Financial Times described The Bee Sting as "generous, immersive, sharp-witted and devastating; the sort of novel that becomes a friend for life".

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

Their amazement at me, my language, my rules, and ways, once subsided, I found some of these heavy-looking, gaping rustics wake up into sharp-witted girls enough.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë