How to Use quick-witted in a Sentence

quick-witted

adjective

• The Passat nipped at the Saturn's heels in the standing-start tests, but the LW2's quick-witted gearbox helped widen the performance gap in the passing and street-start contests.
  — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 15 July 2023
• The day begins with a burst of quick-witted energy as the Moon enters your 3rd House of Messages, stirring up lots of chatter all around you.
  — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
• Moments later, a quick-witted viewer uploaded a screenshot of the scene to Reddit, and thus the scandal was a fact.
  — WIRED, 23 June 2023
• Marchand is so quick-witted and enjoys the give-and-take...Bergeron is thoughtful and perceptive...
  — Jenna Reyes, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
• Happy birthday to my unshakable, quick-witted friend who always knows what to do.
  — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 27 Mar. 2023
• Scott, thus far quick-witted and voluble, has begun to weigh his words carefully.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 22 May 2024
• Tyler sounds like a quick-witted, amiable and confident person.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023
• Tyler sounds like a quick-witted, amiable, and confident person.
  — Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
• Paul is somewhere hiding, but will eventually make an entrance with his charming British accent and a quick-witted joke or three.
  — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023
• She was described as quick-witted, passionate, a knowledgeable food writer, friend and mentor.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023
• The film will revolve around a valiant, sharp and quick-witted law enforcement officer who embarks on a journey to fight for truth and bring justice in a high stakes case at international level.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Sep. 2023
• Maggie Smith quickly became the audience favorite for her role as Violet Crawley, the staunch and quick-witted matriarch from a bygone era.
  — Keith Langston, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2024
• For someone who’s built his brand off of being a Twitter troll so brash and quick-witted on social media, the real Lil Nas X seems more subdued than his social media personality would suggest.
  — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2023
• Investors will be looking to the Oracle of Omaha and his quick-witted right-hand man Charlie Munger for reassurance amid recent turmoil in the banking industry.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 5 May 2023
• Her little sister has that sharp Gen-Z humor, and her quick-witted mother will say the most hilarious things unintentionally.
  — Emma Balter, Chron, 27 Mar. 2023
• Anyone impressed by Jeanne Dielman’s household chores, prostitution, and murder (and the feminist anger beneath the surface) will be relieved by Georgie’s quick-witted resourcefulness.
  — Armond White, National Review, 30 Aug. 2023
• As Alan, Jacobson exudes a quick-witted New York authenticity.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
• The story revolves around the friendship between fire element Ember, a fearless and quick-witted young woman with a strong personality, and water element Wade, a sentimental, fun-loving, go-with-the-flow boy.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 May 2023
• Deft yet serious, quick-witted yet substantive, Nikki Haley’s debate performances are feats of political athleticism that few can match.
  — Molly Ball, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023
• Represented by the twins and governed by Mercury, the planet of communication, intellect and the mind, Gemini rising individuals are naturally curious, adaptable and quick-witted, resembling those born with the sun in this Air sign.
  — Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
• Both were fiercely independent, quick-witted and highly motivated individuals.
  — Jonathan W. White, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Aug 2024