one-liner

Example Sentences

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As Woody puts it in a bummer of a one-liner, “toys are for play, but tech is for everything.”

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

“It’s like climbing a mountain,” he says, flaunting his well-honed ability to turn even the toughest-learned lesson into a playful one-liner: “Everybody’s waving at you, ‘Go back, go back.’

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Asante is bringing back his best one-liner, “We will shock the world.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

She added: "He was always the first to help people in need. Brimming with empathy and living for the present, he would always have a funny one-liner up his sleeve making everyone around him laugh."

From BBC • May 28, 2024

Something catches me off guard—a TV show, a funny one-liner from my dad, a comment in class—and I laugh like nothing ever happened.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven