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

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

The wisecrack summed up Bedi in many ways: an irreverent personality, and a rebel of sorts.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023

But the title is also a wisecrack, too puffed up and self-important to be taken at face value.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2022

She grunted slightly, but didn’t wisecrack about it.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman