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
Fittingly, the humor bobs and weaves, setting up punchlines only to pivot to a zinger.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024
He arrived at the next debate prepared with a now-famous zinger.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2023
Maybe he’ll toss a zinger or two in there if he’s feeling spunky.
From Slate • Aug. 23, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
