wisecracking

Example Sentences

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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

More familiar as a wisecracking action hero in blockbusters like Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World, this role is quite a departure for him.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

In “Crying Inside,” for example, he sings, “I’ve been wisecracking like the good old days / but pretty soon I’m going to slip away.”

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2024

Once again starring Jack Black as the gullible martial arts master Po, the animated film melds together wisecracking comedy and sprightly action sequences with a message of kindness, inner peace and self-discovery.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024

But Dan did make an effort to branch out, landing the role of a wisecracking detective in the school play.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin