wittily
Example Sentences
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Christopher Luscombe’s production of “The Magic Flute” wittily transformed Mozart’s Singspiel into a British pantomime, a closely related theatrical tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
In films like “In Fabric” and “The Duke of Burgundy,” he pays homage to fringe genre cinema of the past, while wittily winking at contemporary anxieties.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2023
But she wittily captured the changing fortunes of women in the modern world.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2023
Barnard’s grounded yet kinetic filmmaking — her collaborators include director of photography Ole Bratt Birkeland and editor Maya Maffioli — catches you up in its own infectious, wittily syncopated rhythms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
"She wants," said Jay Cee wittily, "to be everything."
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
