bon mot
Example Sentences
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Nericcio is usually quick to a bon mot, but his worrisome tone when we talked was something I had never heard in the 15 years we’ve known each other.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025
Then, of course, there’s the song’s instantly memed, irresistibly quotable bon mot, “Sometimes I feel like everybody is a sexy baby, and I’m a monster on the hill.”
From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2022
The bizarre situation elicits Patroclus' zesty bon mot: "What a spring the man has! Nice dive! Think of the oysters he could come up with if he were out at sea …"
From Salon • Nov. 27, 2021
What’s the point of going on a mini-vacation if you spend it doing what you do at home: checking your email from your bed, mindlessly scrolling through Instagram, tweeting a bon mot?
From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2019
“Add the occasional bon mot and I’m in.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
