one-liner
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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
So it’s whether I can take the one-liner absurdity and blend it with real truths about my own life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 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
"This is one of those few shows that I'm involved in where I can go 'you need to come. It's really good', because the zinging one-liners are all his."
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Blunt stole the show with laugh-out-loud one-liners, often delivered dripping with contempt to Hathaway’s bumbling newbie second assistant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
The “Chuck Norris facts” phenomenon — a stream of absurd one-liners casting him as an invincible force of nature — helped turn the actor into a meme sensation before memes were a business.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
Known for quotable one-liners and clever quips, Parton has long leveraged witticisms to endear herself to many — including the media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
In October, he wrote a funny letter, full of puns and one-liners, to Barbara, at college in Minnesota.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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