Example sentences for: quip

How can you use “quip” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The WP and LAT attribute the quip to Gary Bauer.

  • I refer to your quip about it being the '60s, and how could you be expected to remember anything ? Prudie's first thought was to suggest that you tell the proverbial "little white lie" to make the subject go away.

  • The press conference was strikingly Western-style, says the paper, complete with Zhu's deflection of a serious question about eventual national elections with a quip about pictures of him in Time and Newsweek .

  • The reporter is happy to help elevate him in exchange for a good quip or even a few bland words.

  • Although the quip and the wisecrack are usually quite shallow, George S. Kaufman, a member of the Algonquin Round Table, managed to turn the wisecrack into an art form.


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