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verb

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Recent Examples of wisecrack
Noun
On the show, O’Brien deploys his Boston brogue to offer a mix of wisecracks and humblebrags. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025 Interspersing themes of kindness, envy, listening and respect with wisecracks and his trademark deadpan humor, actor and comedian Steve Carell helped inspire, and amuse, Northwestern University’s Class of 2025 as their commencement speaker Sunday. Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Verb
Rising to Early Fame Bruce Willis rose to stardom opposite Cybill Shepherd in his Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning role as wisecracking detective David Addison on the dramedy Moonlighting, which aired from 1985 to 1989. Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Aside from Rain, other key figures in the books include Delilah, a conflicted Mossad seductress who is both Rain’s lover and his deadliest adversary, and Dox, a wisecracking Texan sniper. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wisecrack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wisecrack
Noun
  • There’s a joke in here somewhere.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Some Sora users depicted King making crude jokes and other inappropriate content.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Stafford quipped when a local reporter joked he might get knighted after the performance.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Raimi quips, describing the image of McAdams holding the weapon.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Newlyweds Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco made their first appearance as a married couple at the event — sneaking off right after taking their carpet photos — while Demi Moore and Lucy Liu shared some laughs on the photo line, and Scorsese and Ben Stiller each brought their daughters as dates.
    Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Its interconnected tales, which evoke campfire stories and urban legends, wring morbid laughs and genuine scares in much the same fashion as Tales From the Crypt.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 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

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“Wisecrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wisecrack. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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