zinger

Example Sentences

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Nelson Peltz, two years removed from fighting for board seats at Walt Disney DIS 0.15%increase; green up pointing triangle , threw a fresh zinger at Bob Iger and his CEO succession plan on Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The audience can decide where that zinger lands on the spectrum between sincere and sarcastic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025

But what viewers always focus on are the moments where one candidate has a zinger of a line, or somehow unnerves their opponent, or simply seems more in control.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

He arrived at the next debate prepared with a now-famous zinger.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2023

And then I go for it, risking my worst talent with an improvised, final zinger: “It’s a tough thing to have a mom with a stomach ailment, when you barely have a dad at all.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle