How to Use witticism in a Sentence
witticism
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Scott, for instance, is a dandy tap dancer, but muffles most of Puck’s witticisms.
—Misha Berson, The Seattle Times, 12 May 2017
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If the person is not known for their witticism, this raises worries even more so.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
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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
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Here, a selection of Bush's most quotable wisdom and witticisms.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 17 Apr. 2018
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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
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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
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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
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A. There's a lot of general information in there and witticisms.
—Mark Lawton, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2017
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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What is new are the general safety messages disguised as witticisms to grab drivers' attention.
—USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2017
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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
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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
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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
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Resist the urge to add a witticism, and let human pettiness work uninterrupted.
—Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Their creativity and witticisms have injected a lighter tone even as political tensions have increased.
—Ilaria Maria Sala, Quartzy, 26 July 2019
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Beyond such witticisms, the European cloister setting heightens the sensation of reverence.
—Rhonda Garelick, The Cut, 10 May 2018
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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
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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
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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
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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
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That’s a classic, lukewarm, tension-defusing witticism, and everyone smiles politely.
—Sam Anderson, New York Times, 3 June 2023
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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
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