wisecrack

Example Sentences

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It’s tempting to recycle an old wisecrack and call “One Shot With Ed Sheeran” the kind of Ed Sheeran thing you’ll like if you like this kind of Ed Sheeran thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

In 2019, Barack Obama said: "I've always appreciated her steadiness, her perspective, and the way a wisecrack from her reverberates around the room."

From BBC • May 31, 2024

She’s uber-competitive and thrives on getting into opponents’ heads, whether it’s from wearing them down physically, making a well-timed wisecrack or just being, as she calls it, “feisty.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Odenkirk, who started out as a comedian, is a fine choice for a character whose main conversational mode, and way of dealing with the world, is the dry wisecrack.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2023

But Violet was nothing but persistent and no wisecrack or ugly look stopped her.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison