as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
the senator deftly inserted some smart one-liners into an otherwise sober speech
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Recent Examples of one-liner
Her one-liners and unique personality have taken a life of their own on social media.
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Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 13 July 2025
Buddy cop movies often provide the best one-liners that audiences remember for years to come.
—Sarah Sprague, EW.com, 2 July 2025
But the one-liners are really good, and Jean Smart is especially good.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 June 2025
These one-liners are often about the cruel and dangerous potential of Mother Nature.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
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Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 13 July 2025
Buddy cop movies often provide the best one-liners that audiences remember for years to come.
—Sarah Sprague, EW.com, 2 July 2025
But the one-liners are really good, and Jean Smart is especially good.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 June 2025
These one-liners are often about the cruel and dangerous potential of Mother Nature.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for one-liner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-liner
Noun
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Chinese officials in the eastern province of Zhejiang have put stand-up comics on notice to avoid jokes that could fuel resentment between the sexes.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Buddusky tries to fill the room with noise, jokes, bluster.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Watch the scene where the three men stop at a bar in D.C. Meadows laughs for the first time — a shy, honest laugh.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
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Nixon’s spirit drew appreciative laughs from the crowd throughout the competition.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Thomas Edison makes real the once fantastical notion of an entire building lit up by electricity, and Oscar Wilde charms the New York aristocracy with his witticisms, if not his plays.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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The witticism, sometimes misattributed to James Baldwin, began to spread a few months into the coronavirus pandemic, as the shock of mass layoffs started to give way to broader dissatisfaction with work.—
Lora Kelley,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
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“One-liner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-liner. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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