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also schtick
or shtik
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Writing here about Cave’s unhinged vision of Elvis Presley’s birth in Tupelo, Mississippi, however, with his Revelation-on-a-moonshine-and-smack-bender shtick, is kind of beside the point.
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Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
Many Brazilian comedies have hit gold dust as raucous vehicles for a star TV comedian, who does his shtick.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
His shtick has brought comparisons to the non-verbal, nearly silent British comic Mr. Bean.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
Their tolerance for your shtick — no matter what your shtick is — will have worn thin.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
Many Brazilian comedies have hit gold dust as raucous vehicles for a star TV comedian, who does his shtick.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
His shtick has brought comparisons to the non-verbal, nearly silent British comic Mr. Bean.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
Their tolerance for your shtick — no matter what your shtick is — will have worn thin.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for shtick
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“Shtick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shtick. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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