wisecracked; wisecracking; wisecracks
: to make a wisecrack
wisecracker
noun
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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Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
The bit was posting archival photos from Gen X’s formative years, together with wisecracks about how life was better/tougher/cooler/randier back then.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
The camera, a fly, roves, ending up in corners, lodging itself amid scenes of card-playing, seductions, wisecracking, and listlessness.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
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Noun
Interspersing themes of kindness, envy, listening and respect with wisecracks and his trademark deadpan humor, actor and comedian Steve Carell helped inspire, and amuse, Northwestern University’s Class of 2025 as their commencement speaker Sunday.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
The bit was posting archival photos from Gen X’s formative years, together with wisecracks about how life was better/tougher/cooler/randier back then.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Verb
In Fountain of Youth, Guy Ritchie’s fast-past, wisecracking Indiana Jones homage, John Krasinski and Natalie Portman play siblings on a global hunt for the source of eternal life.
—Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
The camera, a fly, roves, ending up in corners, lodging itself amid scenes of card-playing, seductions, wisecracking, and listlessness.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
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“Wisecrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wisecrack. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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