wiseacre
Example Sentences
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“Hey,” said one wiseacre, stepping into a gaggle of car people on the patio at the Mission Ranch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Insouciance goes a fairly long way in “Confess, Fletch,” which revives the wiseacre investigator once played by Chevy Chase and featured in a series of novels by Gregory Mcdonald.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
You just know some wiseacre will be screaming “Get out of the hole!” the next time he putts.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2022
He proved so skillful at blending “the apparently antagonistic roles of wiseacre and smart alec,” as he put it, that he was soon invited to appear on television himself.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2019
He was acting so different, all glum, and wiseacre answers.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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