wiseacre

Example Sentences

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That’s the thing about elections: they help keep wiseacres like me honest.

From Los Angeles Times

“At a bus stop!” a wiseacre from the dimming grid says, lobbing the evening’s running gag one last time.

From Los Angeles Times

Maybe Johnson and Clinton will get some Nashville work out of this in the end after all, or some wiseacre will eventually cover “I Saw a Tiger” at Stagecoach.

From Los Angeles Times

One wiseacre suggested waiting to see what history books will call it.

From Washington Post

That hit television series, on which he played the wiseacre Chandler Bing for 10 seasons, sticks to him like a sweaty shirt.

From New York Times