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sharp-tongued

[shahrp-tuhngd] / ˈʃɑrpˈtʌŋd /


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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

The involvement of Croatia's sharp-tongued president in the country's parliamentary election on Wednesday may not be constitutional.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 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

I waited for her to make a sharp-tongued remark, but she didn’t.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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