sharp-tongued
Example Sentences
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Gary Oldman is having a blast as Jackson Lamb, the greasy, rumpled, sharp-tongued and strategically flatulent keeper of a den of MI5 misfits.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
As Nancy’s torn between being the picture-perfect housewife and the rebellious free thinker, Kidman recalls the sharp-tongued Joanna Eberhart from “The Stepford Wives,” who fought against her community’s robotic femininity until it consumed her.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025
Palmer was 21 when she first joined the soap in 1993 as 16-year-old Bianca, the sharp-tongued daughter of Carol Jackson, played by Lindsey Coulson.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024
Even as his characters stumble tragically in search of meaning, their convictions carry the sharp-tongued certainty of soap opera idols.
From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2023
A gloom had settled over the place, and the haggling was mercenary, sharp-tongued, and often shouted.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
