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repartee

[rep-er-tee, -tey, -ahr-] / ˌrɛp ərˈti, -ˈteɪ, -ɑr- /


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And as skilled as she was at this repartee, it never came off overly practiced.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

It’s a place where a police detective should have a talent for repartee, which Declan certainly does, as in this exchange with a pathologist:

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Hart keeps up a steady stream of anecdotes and witty repartee, but increasingly the mask slips; underneath it all is the yawning realization that he is utterly alone.

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

Ally and Jay are both sarcastic, too — their best lines are muttered under their breaths — and their repartee becomes more interesting than the bloody theatrics.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2025

There was no clever repartee while he worked.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English




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