Thesaurus results for ONE-LINER

one-liner

noun

ˌwən-ˈlī-nər

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 Marsden and González make their suave movie star turns look easy, looking comfortable wielding weapons of any sort from an arsenal that ranges from wicked smirks, and killer one-liners to plenty of guns. —

Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026 The deceptively low-key humor of Demetri Martin was once labeled nerdy or alternative, given his smart one-liners, on-stage drawings and overall subtly. —

John Wenzel, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026 Embry remembers going a little too dramatic with one of his one-liners, only for Williamson to reel him back. —

Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026 The episode originally aired on December 16, 2010, and has since become Housewives canon, producing a trove of one-liners and GIFs still circulating fifteen years later. —

Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for one-liner

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Noun

But over the course of nine innings and a few beers, there is plenty of time to catch up, joke around, give each other a hard time.

— Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Last year, Carr warned broadcast stations after Kimmel made a joke about the response on the right to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026