wisecracked; wisecracking; wisecracks
: to make a wisecrack
wisecracker
noun
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Examples of wisecrack in a Sentence
Noun
Someone in the theater was making wisecracks during the entire movie.
a whispered wisecrack doubled them over in laughter
Verb
wisecracked to hide his nervousness during the auditions
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
In 1980 and 1984, Ronald Reagan, a former actor, showed that the inverse was true: policy substance and vision mattered less than a good wisecrack.
—Heather Hendershot / Made By History, TIME, 27 June 2024
Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 July 2024
Martin always bounced back and forth between more personal projects and big-studio jobs, and this is one of his more cynical brand-name gigs, taking Phil Silvers’s classic TV role as the sergeant who tries to wisecrack his way through a career in the Army.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
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Noun
The rest is a strictly routine pileup of car crashes, shoot-outs and wisecracks.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
In 1980 and 1984, Ronald Reagan, a former actor, showed that the inverse was true: policy substance and vision mattered less than a good wisecrack.
—Heather Hendershot / Made By History, TIME, 27 June 2024
Verb
Among them is the return of Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. After 30 years, the wisecracking detective will hit the streets of California to uncover the truth behind a new conspiracy and protect his daughter by any means possible.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 July 2024
Martin always bounced back and forth between more personal projects and big-studio jobs, and this is one of his more cynical brand-name gigs, taking Phil Silvers’s classic TV role as the sergeant who tries to wisecrack his way through a career in the Army.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Wisecrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wisecrack. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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