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Recent Examples of witticism Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism? Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025 Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism: Go f*** yourself. Eric Deggans, NPR, 27 July 2025 The first enlightening witticism of the week was provided by Rahm Emanuel, the former representative and Chicago mayor, who is testing the political waters ahead of a ... Noah Rothman, National Review, 23 July 2025 Clips of Cauley's sizzling witticism went viral with millions of views and earned her repeat invitations to reappear on Kill Tony. Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for witticism
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Noun
  • According to The New York Times, Chappelle — who has been under fired for his transphobic jokes in the past — used his comedy set at the Riyadh Comedy Festival to speak about the lack of freedom of speech in the United States, especially in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • People taking offense at jokes simply didn’t land as a news story anymore.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In fact, the toddler's laugh can actually be heard on the record.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Like most anthologies, horror or otherwise, they can be hit or miss, though just about every one of the individual segments in the franchise is good for a scare or at least a laugh.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Only an Aries, like Lily, can take Barney’s jabs in a joking way.
    Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • When Peanut pulled his second escape act, his owners knew where to look and handled Peanut's disappearance in a joking manner.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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