wisecrack

Example Sentences

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Pickard got the audience laughing with his wisecrack: "The song Greensleeves was composed by Henry VIII. I'd play some of it here, but it's not royalty-free."

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

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

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

She had a crazy urge to grab Elizabeth and drag her out of wisecrack range, before she got hurt.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder