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
Watching it now reveals an altogether different Fallon, more sarcastic wiseacre than chipper enthusiast.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
You just know some wiseacre will be screaming “Get out of the hole!” the next time he putts.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2022
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
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