smart aleck

Example Sentences

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I’m a kid that grew up in Hollywood, and I went to Baghdad wearing a Metallica shirt and I was a total smart aleck.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

Some sued, some sent smart aleck responses and some refused to answer the email.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025

“If what you get from watching ‘Jessica Jones’ is that she is a smart aleck detective who is solving crime, great,” Mr. Loeb added.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2018

I was never a troublemaker, but I was always a smart aleck.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2018

It wasn’t the observation of a smart aleck but that of a truth-lover or a statistics-lover.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger