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

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

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

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

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2018

He figured it was some smart aleck poking fun at the man running along the road with a bike over his shoulders.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers