quick wit

Example Sentences

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The book is potent, pungent and powerful on every page, full of excitement and zany counterculture cool and spiced with Mr. Freston’s razor-sharp observations and quick wit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

He is known for his quick wit and comic timing.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

With his quick wit and keyboard prowess, Ruehle has played the Dodgers, Lakers and Kings to six championships.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

This too may be characteristic of a Dame, although pairing that with her unstuffy humor and refreshingly proletarian quick wit engendered in us a familiarity.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

Some of the Geats guffawed, delighted by their leader's quick wit.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye