Example sentences for: quip

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

  • Gingrich's own mood swings prompt one anonymous GOP congressman to quip that "a good dose of antidepressants might help, if he isn't on them already."

  • 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.

  • Opera diva Jessye Norman lost her bid to sue for libel over a "vulgar and undignified" quip about her size.

  • William Safire uses his space to retail an Arlen Specter quip about the tension between the FBI director and his boss: "The Department of Justice cannot survive half slave and half Freeh."

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


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