wisecracked; wisecracking; wisecracks
: to make a wisecrack
wisecracker
noun
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Examples of wisecrack in a Sentence
Noun
Someone in the theater was making wisecracks during the entire movie.
a whispered wisecrack doubled them over in laughter
Verb
wisecracked to hide his nervousness during the auditions
Recent Examples on the Web
David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
Minaj went live on Instagram insulting Megan and making wisecracks about her late mother.
—Scaachi Koul, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
Smith, who is reprises his iconic role as wisecracking, sharp dressed cop Mike Lowery, announced his arrival Wednesday to his 68 million Instagram followers with a video, our famed skyline in the background.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
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Noun
Multiple Democrats offered apologies — and wisecracks — about Fauci’s treatment during the hearing.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
Minaj went live on Instagram insulting Megan and making wisecracks about her late mother.
—Scaachi Koul, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
Verb
Martin always bounced back and forth between more personal projects and big-studio jobs, and this is one of his more cynical brand-name gigs, taking Phil Silvers’s classic TV role as the sergeant who tries to wisecrack his way through a career in the Army.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
Smith, who is reprises his iconic role as wisecracking, sharp dressed cop Mike Lowery, announced his arrival Wednesday to his 68 million Instagram followers with a video, our famed skyline in the background.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
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“Wisecrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wisecrack. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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