How to Use zinger in a Sentence

zinger

noun

• The candidate couldn't help getting off a zinger or two about his opponent.
• Here's a look at a few of the best zingers of the night.
  — Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018
• And then comes a zinger that proves the author’s point.
  — New York Times, 15 Nov. 2021
• Here are some of the best zingers of her new book, What Happened.
  — Robin Marty, Cosmopolitan, 15 Sep. 2017
• To Tebow’s and Spears’ credit, both laughed after the zinger.
  — Andrew Astleford, ajc, 23 Sep. 2017
• But some things — like ending a scene with a zinger — don’t change.
  — John Koblin, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2017
• In the world of loaded fries, Eegee's has come up with a real zinger that speaks to the Southwest.
  — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2021
• Matthew Perry’s sharp wit and punchy zingers brought joy to his Friends costars each day.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
• And, speaking of aches and pains, here is the ultimate zinger.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2021
• Like several of his passes against the Saints, that zinger found the mark.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2019
• Just watch these women land a zinger or score a laugh with merely the right look and tone of voice.
  — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Aug. 2020
• Once again, Murray will get the last zinger on Twitter.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2022
• But Baldwin wasn't through yet, getting in one last zinger.
  — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 2 Mar. 2018
• But the real zinger is her next line, which is sisterly in its way.
  — Sophia Nguyen, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2021
• Most disappointing in the two-hour event, there were no zingers.
  — Clarence Page, chicagotribune.com, 28 June 2019
• The execs and talent who did attend tried their best to throw out some zingers, but the effect was very much not the same.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 May 2023
• The end result is a deeply concentrated zinger of a sauce.
  — oregonlive, 4 Nov. 2019
• While a crowd of 700 or so enjoyed the zingers, barbs and funny stories, there was a serious side to the night.
  — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2019
• Here's a roundup of Messing's best zingers and stirring moments.
  — Nardine Saad, chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2017
• As for Trump, Meyers got in two zingers in his opening monologue.
  — Tierney McAfee, PEOPLE.com, 8 Jan. 2018
• Alec Baldwin is known for his quick wit, but his daughter Ireland has a few zingers of her own.
  — Mary Green, PEOPLE.com, 26 June 2017
• Shelby is a trickster, the scene-stealer who always has a zinger.
  — Alamin Yohannes and Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2022
• Hundreds—nay, thousands—of people came to their defense with pithy tweet replies and quotes with zingers.
  — Keah Brown, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 June 2018
• The real zinger, though, came towards the end of this decade-long interaction.
  — Kenzie Bryant, vanityfair.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• The Cardinals' Twitter account fired back at Smith with a zinger.
  — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 7 Apr. 2020
• Tim Allen’s always got jokes, but this week’s Last Man Standing is packed with more zingers than ever.
  — Megan Stein, Country Living, 4 Jan. 2019
• The Ravens failed to finish in the red zone again on their second drive when a diving Robinson could not haul in a low zinger from Jackson.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2022
• The timing: Malzahn opened his weekly news conference with a zinger.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 11 Sep. 2019
• Kelly, for example, was on the receiving end of one of his zingers.
  — Country Living, 29 Feb. 2020
• Shev’s timing for his many zingers flung toward Uhler were well-done.
  — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News, 28 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 28 May 2024