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She had a sparkling bon mot for every occasion.
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But Leon was always trying to play the role of the liberal Zionist, above certain arguments, attentive to means as well as ends, fond of the bon mot and the elegant phrase.
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The charming and archly witty Love & Friendship (imagine Downton Abbey with just Maggie Smith) is a reminder, among other things, of Kate Beckinsale's way with a corset and a bon mot.
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Throughout, Blanchett maintained a steady stream of bon mots.
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Robinson relaxes the farce into drawing-room comedy and populates it with passably clever people who have much deeper concerns than the strategic deployment of bons mots.
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Helping to keep the whole operation running — with humor, grace, and bons mots — is Kick's 84-year-old grandmother, Ethel Kennedy, the reigning Kennedy matriarch, who lives in RFK's old house.
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Going a step beyond Churchill’s bon mot, this is not the beginning of the end, nor the end of the beginning.
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Deep thoughts, cheap shots & bon mots ... Joe Lacob and Bob Myers blew it.
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While their bon mots are unmatched, Sags must remember to keep their sharp tongues in check.
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Origin and Etymology of bon mot
French, literally, good word
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