wiseacre

Example Sentences

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Watching it now reveals an altogether different Fallon, more sarcastic wiseacre than chipper enthusiast.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

Chief among them in "Teenage Dick": a dastardly antagonist who has cerebral palsy and a wiseacre sidekick in a wheelchair.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021

Some wiseacre in Millbury, Mass., celebrated the Patriots’ Super Bowl triumph over the Rams by replacing the sign for Goff Street with a Brady Street version.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2019

Aaron Sorkin has his screwball David Mamet patter, Joss Whedon his wiseacre teams of lovable rapscallions, Diablo Cody her antic cleverness disguising roiling anguish, and so on.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2018

He was acting so different, all glum, and wiseacre answers.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli