wisecrack

A wisecrack about the real estate prices popped into my head, but I held my tongue.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

Pickard got the audience laughing with his wisecrack: "The song Greensleeves was composed by Henry VIII. I'd play some of it here, but it's not royalty-free."

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026

It’s tempting to recycle an old wisecrack and call “One Shot With Ed Sheeran” the kind of Ed Sheeran thing you’ll like if you like this kind of Ed Sheeran thing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

More powerful than any wisecrack was the space she left for anticipation not only of what she might say but how she might say it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024

I thought sure someone would make a wisecrack.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

The loyal Sara, who rides a real motorcycle, is immune to her partner’s wisecracks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

But the superstar isn’t convinced until the very last moment, when she and Ava are about to take their final train ride and can’t resist trading a few wisecracks about death.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

Squibb is renowned for her crotchety wisecracks, but this touching comedy about unexpected friendship and the different levels of truth allows her to show off another of her remarkable talents: listening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025

"Parker offers immaculate room service as she delivers polished rounds of rueful wisecracks."

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2024

Jonah thought maybe Chip was trying to sound like the donkey from Shrek—carefree, glib, and full of wisecracks even in the face of danger.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

After asking Warsh to stand, Trump wisecracked that he would sue him if he failed to lower rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

The bond also involved friendly rivalry and humor: “I never knew I’d be married to somebody that old,” he wisecracked when Rosalynn was 91.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

“I would trade it in a minute, if I could just be a wife and mother,” wisecracked the gold lamé-wrapped, gum-chewing Tenuta, who accepted her award from Carlin.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 6, 2022

"Good. I didn't feel a thing," she wisecracked.

From Salon ● May 10, 2020

“Wow—you really have a way with girls,” Jonah wisecracked.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Mr. Chandler certainly gets it, making Hal a wisecracking, long-suffering delinquent who’s as charming as he is insubordinate—not an original type, perhaps, but the actor makes his character the magnetic force of the whole series.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The bill opened with an onstage, truncated ballet class, with Erán Fink at the piano, conducted by Tomas Karlborg, the group’s wisecracking ballet master.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

A key hallmark of Murphy’s status is his voluminous gallery of offbeat characters — an impeccably attired prison convict, a clumsy professor, a wisecracking donkey, an elderly Jewish man and even an obese, abusive wife.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025

Dobson's wisecracking style of magic saw him rise to prominence through the 1980s.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025

In the middle sat Garvey, the gravelly-voiced, wisecracking Indian parole officer from Minneapolis.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen