How to Use witticism in a Sentence

witticism

noun
  • If the person is not known for their witticism, this raises worries even more so.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
  • This charming witticism might double as a tagline for the season writ large.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
  • And so is our bingo card, with all of your favorite wisecracks, witticisms and what-the-hecks.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Scott, for instance, is a dandy tap dancer, but muffles most of Puck’s witticisms.
    — Misha Berson, The Seattle Times, 12 May 2017
  • As the famed witticism goes, the best of plans can sometimes be set asunder upon first contact with abundant forces.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Here, a selection of Bush's most quotable wisdom and witticisms.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Back details and visual witticisms subtly delivered more of the same.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2024
  • His defense turned less on evidence than on a stream of witticisms that enchanted the Parisian public.
    — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 11 May 2020
  • Users gain access to exclusive trivia and witticisms in real time (synced with what’s happening in the movie).
    — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • And there's no better way to lift everyone's spirits than with a few Valentine's Day jokes, quips, and witticisms.
    — Fiona Tapp, Parents, 24 Jan. 2024
  • What if your witticism wallows in obscurity?
    — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Discontent is brimming with witticisms and scathing observations about our modern-day malaise.
    — Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • What is new are the general safety messages disguised as witticisms to grab drivers' attention.
    — USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2017
  • This approach creates a few dry patches, namely every time Wilde provides little but witticisms to carry a scene.
    — Justin Hayford, Chicago Reader, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Throughout, Snook hams for laughs, turning Wilde’s witticisms and epigrams into slapstick.
    — Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Resist the urge to add a witticism, and let human pettiness work uninterrupted.
    — Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Our city’s teams should adopt Eeyore as their official mascot and prominently post his witticisms in all the professional sports venues.
    — Bob Brookover, Philly.com, 16 July 2017
  • In a perfectly coifed wig, with a sly smile and endless witticisms, Snook takes on 26 different roles across the show's nearly two hour runtime.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • That witticism, now canonized as an American proverb, proved false in regards to the magazine the artist founded a half-century ago.
    — Vogue, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Their creativity and witticisms have injected a lighter tone even as political tensions have increased.
    — Ilaria Maria Sala, Quartzy, 26 July 2019
  • All of which would be more than enough to occupy your attention even if the movie slowed its tempo, attenuated its gags or paused to give each actor more than a drolly robotic witticism or two.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
  • The hors d'oeuvres at Maum are always a little funny, though the execution of the components is clearly more considered than just a clever witticism of a snack.
    — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Franklin even went so far as to print his own almanack, under a pseudonym that was known to everyone, to ensure that everyone could have access to his maxims, witticisms, and cartoons.
    — Matt Blum, WIRED, 12 July 2008
  • Whatever the witticism of the moment may be, the Army will have to devote energy and divert significant resources just to get people in the door.
    — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 25 July 2022
  • Clips of Cauley's sizzling witticism went viral with millions of views and earned her repeat invitations to reappear on Kill Tony.
    — Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 21 July 2025
  • Marvel dropped a full trailer in April that was chock-full of off-color witticisms, meta-references, slo-mo action, and a generous sprinkling of F-bombs.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 July 2024
  • The movie is at its best when Pike and Grant are spouting witticisms and drolly tone-deaf reaffirmations of their characters’ obscene privilege.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Johnson, back in his comfort zone, was then unleashed into a series of morning interviews, reciting a ricocheting volley of witticisms.
    — Isobel Thompson, The Hive, 27 Apr. 2017
  • That's what passes for a sardonic witticism when the coronavirus pandemic is forcing the closure of countless barbershops and hair and nail salons across the country.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2020
  • The internet was instantly enchanted by Alice’s talents, with many taking to Twitter to praise her on-point witticisms.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 5 Apr. 2018

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