wisecracked; wisecracking; wisecracks
: to make a wisecrack
wisecracker
noun
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Examples of wisecrack in a Sentence
Noun
Someone in the theater was making wisecracks during the entire movie.
a whispered wisecrack doubled them over in laughter
Verb
wisecracked to hide his nervousness during the auditions
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
In 1980 and 1984, Ronald Reagan, a former actor, showed that the inverse was true: policy substance and vision mattered less than a good wisecrack.
—Heather Hendershot / Made By History, TIME, 27 June 2024
Kara Nesvig, Parents, 16 July 2024
Eddie Murphy rocketed to international fame as wisecracking police detective Axel Foley, a fish-out-of-water plainclothes police detective who trades the gritty streets of Detroit for the glitzy locales of Los Angeles, going off-book to solve the murder of his best friend.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024
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Noun
The rest is a strictly routine pileup of car crashes, shoot-outs and wisecracks.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
In 1980 and 1984, Ronald Reagan, a former actor, showed that the inverse was true: policy substance and vision mattered less than a good wisecrack.
—Heather Hendershot / Made By History, TIME, 27 June 2024
Verb
Mulan’s story is breathtaking and heroic, packed with catchy songs and a wisecracking dragon sidekick.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 16 July 2024
Eddie Murphy rocketed to international fame as wisecracking police detective Axel Foley, a fish-out-of-water plainclothes police detective who trades the gritty streets of Detroit for the glitzy locales of Los Angeles, going off-book to solve the murder of his best friend.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024
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“Wisecrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wisecrack. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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