smart aleck
Example Sentences
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He’s a pint-sized smart aleck who cares deeply for Dunk.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026
In real life, however, Mr. Jaffee was the opposite of a smart aleck: a genteel, unassuming man whose in-person humor was delivered with a wink, not a cudgel.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023
OK, a smart aleck would say that’s a low bar.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2019
She’s still a downbeat smart aleck, but she can make you cry without appearing to do very much.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2018
Back home she could be a smart aleck sometimes, and how.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
