one-liner
Example Sentences
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Still, even when dealing with corpses, Walker’s characters can deftly deliver a one-liner or a bad pun when the mood needs lightening; she doesn’t really think along drama versus comedy lines.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Political observers caution against reading too much into a salty one-liner.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 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
One of the reasons laughter is so effective as a tool for persuasion—and any stand-up comic who has ever seen off a heckler with a zinging one-liner knows this—is that laughter is involuntary assent.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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