How to Use quick-witted in a Sentence

quick-witted

adjective
  • The air around the three is fast-paced, quick-witted, and easy.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2024
  • The child actors were adorably quick-witted, but the sequence lacked bite.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The airline often shares puns and quick-witted replies on its X account.
    — Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Biden was a quick-witted, fun, capable man at one point.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
  • The Passat nipped at the Saturn's heels in the standing-start tests, but the LW2's quick-witted gearbox helped widen the performance gap in the passing and street-start contests.
    — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 15 July 2023
  • Rife is best known for his quick-witted crowd work, which earned him TikTok virality in 2022.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The day begins with a burst of quick-witted energy as the Moon enters your 3rd House of Messages, stirring up lots of chatter all around you.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
  • Moments later, a quick-witted viewer uploaded a screenshot of the scene to Reddit, and thus the scandal was a fact.
    — WIRED, 23 June 2023
  • Marchand is so quick-witted and enjoys the give-and-take...Bergeron is thoughtful and perceptive...
    — Jenna Reyes, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
  • Happy birthday to my unshakable, quick-witted friend who always knows what to do.
    — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Warm, inviting and quick-witted, Diane Rutherford's life seemed tied to her belief in the value of connection.
    — Christina Avery, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Scott, thus far quick-witted and voluble, has begun to weigh his words carefully.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 22 May 2024
  • The musician, who rose to fame on the arm of quick-witted bars, released back-to-back flute albums in 2023, surprising fans and critics alike who were impressed by his skills as a flautist.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 7 May 2025
  • Tyler sounds like a quick-witted, amiable and confident person.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Tyler sounds like a quick-witted, amiable, and confident person.
    — Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The series about a quick-witted outlaw in 18th century England, which was the storied British scribe’s first for a streamer, launched several months back.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 July 2024
  • The best way to describe the bag is by characterizing your quick-witted, polished, and Post-it-note-loving older sister.
    — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
  • This coming-of-age drama is the story of Melody Brooks, a quick-witted, non-verbal sixth grader with cerebral palsy who uses a wheelchair.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 1 May 2025
  • Who could ever forget Ginger Grant, the sultry movie star with quick-witted, comedic timing on the beloved 1960s sitcom, Gilligan’s Island?
    — Jeff Conway, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The living twin, who describes himself as not the most quick-witted or ambitious person, couldn’t always relate to his brother.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Mercurial and quick-witted, Sofia seems determined to give Julian a run for his money.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Paul is somewhere hiding, but will eventually make an entrance with his charming British accent and a quick-witted joke or three.
    — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Advertisement Rife is best known for his quick-witted crowd work, which earned him TikTok virality in 2022.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Skeleton Crew stars Jude Law as a quick-witted space pirate who has mastered the all-powerful force and befriends a group of children trying to find their way home after getting lost in the galaxy.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • This inspiring, coming-of-age drama is the story of Melody Brooks, a quick-witted, non-verbal sixth grader with cerebral palsy who uses a wheelchair.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 1 May 2025
  • She was described as quick-witted, passionate, a knowledgeable food writer, friend and mentor.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The film will revolve around a valiant, sharp and quick-witted law enforcement officer who embarks on a journey to fight for truth and bring justice in a high stakes case at international level.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Maggie Smith quickly became the audience favorite for her role as Violet Crawley, the staunch and quick-witted matriarch from a bygone era.
    — Keith Langston, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Known as the messenger of the gods in Roman mythology (Hermes in Greek mythology), Mercury was depicted as quick-witted, mischievous and remarkably clever.
    — Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
  • For someone who’s built his brand off of being a Twitter troll so brash and quick-witted on social media, the real Lil Nas X seems more subdued than his social media personality would suggest.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2023

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