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Recent Examples of one-liner Black has turned the headshot into a one-liner, the one-liner into a shrug, and the shrug into a profound statement on why a character like Parker has resonated across more than a half-century of American crime. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025 Within days, her hairstyles and jaw-dropping one-liners became viral gold. Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025 Director Annie Tippe keeps the show’s action, one-liners, visual sight gags and sword battles moving along swiftly in a fun, colorful and engaging way. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025 In flyover Denver, his one-liners, especially his trash talk directed at the Lakers, were greatly appreciated. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for one-liner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-liner
Noun
  • Dodgers manager Dave Roberts got in on the joke after his team captured the National League pennant for the fifth time in the past nine years.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Students embraced the joke, and before long, every game began with hundreds of tortillas soaring into the night sky as the whistle blew for kickoff.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The piece signals transformation, but the spontaneous laugh turns luxury into connection; by the red-gown reveal, the necklace reads less like a trophy and more like a charm that’s worked.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
  • According to showrunner and executive producer David Mirkin, these laughs sometimes just serve as a tool to make sure the episodes are the correct length for broadcast.
    Grace Dean, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Jones eventually got into his joking bag, and Bleek took that opportunity to seriously set the record straight one last time.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • And their joking comments about their relationship never help the matter.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Perhaps the only thing Gore Vidal enjoyed more than dispensing witticisms—or sipping a Macallan single malt—was being photographed.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism: Go f--- yourself.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025

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“One-liner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-liner. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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