1
: something causing or meant to cause interest, surprise, or shock
2
: a pointed witty remark or retort
Examples of zinger in a Sentence
The candidate couldn't help getting off a zinger or two about his opponent.
Recent Examples on the Web
It’s richly made TV — rarely focused on the hunt for dinner but on something far more interesting: the melodrama of vampire existence, with its combination of boredom and lust and tragedy and zingers.
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2024
But here’s a burning question, why did Cleveland become the butt of a zinger of a gag in Milwaukee’s Bay View, of all places?
—Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
The zinger came after Trump’s lawyers unsuccessfully requested a mistrial based on Daniels’ testimony.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024
Someone tends to get eviscerated in both, via blade, claw, or zinger.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2024
But here’s a burning question, why did Cleveland become the butt of a zinger of a gag in Milwaukee’s Bay View, of all places?
—Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
The zinger came after Trump’s lawyers unsuccessfully requested a mistrial based on Daniels’ testimony.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024
Someone tends to get eviscerated in both, via blade, claw, or zinger.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for zinger
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“Zinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zinger. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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