one-liner
Example Sentences
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Asante is bringing back his best one-liner, “We will shock the world.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025
The Thanksgiving episodes are shocking and absurd, packed with scathing one-liner digs and soapy melodrama; feasts so good that you can’t help but come back for more.
From Salon • May 17, 2025
“Where was Pat?” became a one-liner in Ronald Reagan’s winning campaign against him the next year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025
The nautical one-liner was ranked among the best by 40% of those surveyed.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2024
Freckles laughs about my Holocaust one-liner, and it doesn’t even sound like a condescending adult laugh.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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