twit

Example Sentences

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In his book “The Twits”, for example, Mr. Twit always has bits of food in his beard.

From NewsForKids.net • Mar. 1, 2023

The "enormously fat" Augustus Gloop from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was just "enormous" in last year's version, while Mrs Twit from "The Twits" was no longer "ugly".

From Reuters • Feb. 24, 2023

The use of the word "ugly" to describe a character will also be changed, such as in the case of the character Mrs Twit in "The Twits," who will now be called "beastly" instead.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2023

Even those inclined to support the new Chief Twit have made the obvious point that polling by tweet isn’t exactly scientific.

From Slate • Nov. 29, 2022

Twit her with a few reminders of that last baseball game we played, when Chester trailed Harmony's colors in the dust.

From Jack Winters' Gridiron Chums by Overton, Mark