How to Use witticism in a Sentence

witticism

noun

• Scott, for instance, is a dandy tap dancer, but muffles most of Puck’s witticisms.
  — Misha Berson, The Seattle Times, 12 May 2017
• If the person is not known for their witticism, this raises worries even more so.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
• As the famed witticism goes, the best of plans can sometimes be set asunder upon first contact with abundant forces.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
• Here, a selection of Bush's most quotable wisdom and witticisms.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 17 Apr. 2018
• His defense turned less on evidence than on a stream of witticisms that enchanted the Parisian public.
  — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 11 May 2020
• Whatever the witticism of the moment may be, the Army will have to devote energy and divert significant resources just to get people in the door.
  — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 25 July 2022
• The hors d'oeuvres at Maum are always a little funny, though the execution of the components is clearly more considered than just a clever witticism of a snack.
  — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 8 Aug. 2019
• A. There's a lot of general information in there and witticisms.
  — Mark Lawton, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2017
• That witticism, now canonized as an American proverb, proved false in regards to the magazine the artist founded a half-century ago.
  — Vogue, 30 Oct. 2019
• This approach creates a few dry patches, namely every time Wilde provides little but witticisms to carry a scene.
  — Justin Hayford, Chicago Reader, 13 Apr. 2018
• Our city’s teams should adopt Eeyore as their official mascot and prominently post his witticisms in all the professional sports venues.
  — Bob Brookover, Philly.com, 16 July 2017
• Franklin even went so far as to print his own almanack, under a pseudonym that was known to everyone, to ensure that everyone could have access to his maxims, witticisms, and cartoons.
  — Matt Blum, WIRED, 12 July 2008
• Both fierce and folksy, Huggins commands a press conference like Bill Parcells, capable of cutting up reporters with a witticism or cutting them down with a rebuke.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• What is new are the general safety messages disguised as witticisms to grab drivers' attention.
  — USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2017
• All of which would be more than enough to occupy your attention even if the movie slowed its tempo, attenuated its gags or paused to give each actor more than a drolly robotic witticism or two.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
• That's what passes for a sardonic witticism when the coronavirus pandemic is forcing the closure of countless barbershops and hair and nail salons across the country.
  — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2020
• The internet was instantly enchanted by Alice’s talents, with many taking to Twitter to praise her on-point witticisms.
  — Megan McCluskey, Time, 5 Apr. 2018
• Resist the urge to add a witticism, and let human pettiness work uninterrupted.
  — Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2022
• This old showbiz witticism from W.C. Fields might seem applicable to the effortlessly natural Corio.
  — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2023
• Television was now beginning to recycle what was left of a brilliant era of earlier 20th-century witticism.
  — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 6 Apr. 2022
• Johnson, back in his comfort zone, was then unleashed into a series of morning interviews, reciting a ricocheting volley of witticisms.
  — Isobel Thompson, The Hive, 27 Apr. 2017
• Shinoda laughs when recounting how Farrell filled him in on watching some of the Work In Progress documentary with his family – the bassist’s kids mercilessly clowning on the band’s hairstyles, outfits and general witticisms.
  — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2023
• Their creativity and witticisms have injected a lighter tone even as political tensions have increased.
  — Ilaria Maria Sala, Quartzy, 26 July 2019
• Beyond such witticisms, the European cloister setting heightens the sensation of reverence.
  — Rhonda Garelick, The Cut, 10 May 2018
• H. L. Mencken once said that nobody ever lost money underestimating the intelligence of the American people, and that witticism, the attitude behind it, has held true for the establishment.
  — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2017
• In an interview outtake, Koepka's train of thought was interrupted by a witticism from DeChambeau walking by, prompting some exasperated remarks from Koepka.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2021
• The brothers, who originally came from Morocco, remained steady fixtures throughout, greeting me on my way to work, dispensing witticisms and advice, and peppering me with questions about a succession of American presidents.
  — Liz Alderman, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2020
• Yogi Berra was famous for uttering pithy, off-the-cuff malapropisms, little witticisms that were seemingly contradictory, but also somehow wise.
  — Longreads, 6 June 2017
• That’s a classic, lukewarm, tension-defusing witticism, and everyone smiles politely.
  — Sam Anderson, New York Times, 3 June 2023
• The late journalist’s career and witticisms are smoothly encapsulated by veteran documentarian Janice Engel’s slick feature.
  — Dennis Harvey, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 7 Aug 2024