smart-aleck

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025

OK, a smart aleck would say that’s a low bar.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2019

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

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2018

As Stengel later recalled: “You ought to have seen his face when he came out and saw that. Of course, he knew then that I was a big smart aleck, the same as himself.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2017

Her name was Mathona and she was a bit of a smart aleck.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela