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

I’m a kid that grew up in Hollywood, and I went to Baghdad wearing a Metallica shirt and I was a total smart aleck.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

I was never a troublemaker, but I was always a smart aleck.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2018

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