smart aleck
Example Sentences
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He’s a pint-sized smart aleck who cares deeply for Dunk.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026
Q. Stuck in the middle: My father has always been a smart aleck who loves practical jokes and discreetly needling people.
From Slate • Jul. 6, 2021
OK, a smart aleck would say that’s a low bar.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2019
As Stengel later recalled: “You ought to have seen his face when he came out and saw that. Of course, he knew then that I was a big smart aleck, the same as himself.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2017
Back home she could be a smart aleck sometimes, and how.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
