How to Use witty in a Sentence

witty

adjective

• Very witty, Chris, the, uh, the hurdle is that the, the city kind of hates it.
  — Staff Reports, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022
• Tseng’s posters are witty, as are the Chwast and Porky Pig graphics.
  — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
• The next day, Frazier penned a witty blurb and shared the plea to a Phillies fan club on Facebook.
  — Lauren Rowello, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
• The singer wrote a witty gospel tune about putting on pandemic pounds.
  — John Blake, CNN, 19 June 2022
• She’s got a great sense of humor and wanted to keep it witty, cross the boundaries.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
• In an era that seems to call out for a jolt of joy, this witty twist on an icon may be the perfect answer.
  — New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
• And Fischli & Weiss for being so droll and witty and smart.
  — Stephen Mooallem, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Dec. 2022
• Big Sean is one of the most evolved rappers in the game due to his witty lyrics, but also because of his big heart.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 27 Sep. 2022
• And the quick, witty exchanges feel straight off the theater stage and borrow from the dialogue-heavy rom-coms of the past.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
• The music is as fun and witty as the book, with the big, splashy hooks needed for this big, splashy musical.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2022
• If brevity is the soul of wit, what could be wittier than a poop emoji?
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2023
• The video then concludes with one final laugh and more witty banter between the pair.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
• While seated next to one another, Gomez called Cyrus to let out a few witty jabs.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2023
• Wolfe and Sands do their best with only a very modestly witty book.
  — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2022
• The Welk’s set pieces and props are just adequate, and there were a couple of blips with the sound in the theater, which muddled some of this show’s witty and wordy lyrics.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
• Taub creates a score that should be a keeper with melodies that linger and lyrics that are both witty and insightful.
  — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 30 Aug. 2022
• Could there be a better farewell to the childhood the birthday person will be leaving behind than a cute and witty card?
  — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 18 July 2022
• Ruscha’s art is filled with witty and insightful wordplay and puns, and this one now clings to the little volume.
  — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
• Her work is full of witty, whimsical ideas in bright, bold colors.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
• Megan Thee Stallion stars as the twins’ witty foul-mouthed boss in the hilarious new trailer.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2023
• There are few who rival Doja Cat’s witty antics and bizarre sense of style, and that’s why the internet can’t get enough.
  — Kyle Lamar Rice, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
• But Price and Heath have also infused Poor Things with witty detail.
  — Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2023
• Jaime, a witty, irreverent 20-year-old who spent five years in foster care, saw to that.
  — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2022
• The tour guide at Maison Louis Carré was wonderful, and very witty.
  — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2023
• This witty rom-com is packed with rumors, enemies-to-lovers and saucy gossip.
  — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
• Though the plot zips along and Whitehead’s witty, agile prose keeps pace, Crook Manifesto is, at heart, a middle-aged man’s book.
  — Evan Kindley, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2023
• At the same time, keeping the people’s attention, sharp, witty, hard punchlines.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
• Maybe, to some readers, that will be a witty diminishment of Trump’s power.
  — Carolyn Kellogg, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2022
• The first minute of the seven-episode series establishes the visual ground rules, with fleet, witty matter-of-factness.
  — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2023
• Maybe one or two make it onto Instagram with a witty caption.
  — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 9 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024