Examples Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of one-liner This is our best collection of one-liners from the girls in quite some time. Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024 But even better than any of these hilarious quotes was the fact that they were all delivered over that goofy Survivor circus music that the show likes to employ in the background when someone is dishing out some of the most oblivious one-liners in franchise history. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024 Like her underlings, Riya also possesses great comic timing, often puncturing all the tension, both professional and personal, with a killer one-liner. Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024 This sketch has some excellent one-liners, and Maya Rudolph’s Kamala impression is always a masterclass, but overall, the sketch drags a bit. Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for one-liner 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-liner
Noun
  • While recalling the series of events leading up to the reveal, Brynn claimed that Erin had looped her in on the joke.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • But for my money–and that’s a joke–the best show on the radio might be Marketplace.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Will the gift elicit a momentary laugh and then end up in the trash or being donated to a thrift store?
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The light-hearted gesture brought plenty of laughs, highlighting how humor can boost morale in an office setting.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Big as the performance is, Stiller isn’t alone: Writer-director-star Eric Schaeffer also pillages shamelessly from the Sundance playbook of whimsy, giving himself the lion’s share of irony-laden pickup lines and depressive witticisms about the pointlessness of romance.
    Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Early Turning Point memes read as though the organization had hired a Popsicle-stick-joke writer to make bland, conservative-minded witticisms.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024

Thesaurus Entries Near one-liner

Cite this Entry

“One-liner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-liner. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!