wise-ass

Example Sentences

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I pleaded, but Rostam had become a donkey of Divine Providence—a wise ass of the first order.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Even donkeys betray tendencies toward musical efforts, and seem to be aroused by music at least temporarily to a higher mental plane than Balaam was inclined to ascribe to his wise ass.

From The Human Side of Animals by Dixon, Royal