sharp-witted
Example Sentences
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After a single audition, Coughlan was cast as Penelope, a thoughtful, sharp-witted young woman with an overbearing mother and tacky, dim-witted sisters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2024
Gwen Crockett said her daughter was a sharp-witted speaker from a young age.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024
The Financial Times described The Bee Sting as "generous, immersive, sharp-witted and devastating; the sort of novel that becomes a friend for life".
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023
Her talents are nicely showcased in this sharp-witted, frequently quotable comedy of manners and satire of campus life.
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2023
He was a bachelor, a man of sixty or so, plump and sharp-witted.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
