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• His quips at the party aimed to put the CEO in his place.From the entry put someone in their place
• His frequent quips mark him as particularly witty.From the entry witty
• Her quip set the dinner table aroar.From the entry aroar
• After the rain-soaked speech, Mr Sunak later quipped that he was not 'a fair weather politician'2025 January 1, “Sadiq Khan blasted for trying to 'score political points' with taxpayer's money after Rishi Sunak and the Tories attacked…. From the entry fair weather
• "Why did you not say anything during the west's invasion in Iraq," one quipped sarcastically.2022 February 28, Vincent Ni, “‘They were fooled by Putin’: Chinese historians speak out against Russian invasion”, in Katharine Viner…. From the entry troll
• Terrell quipped to the new tactical officer, “He also holds doctorates in archaeology and xenobotany.2012, David Mack, Star Trek: Vanguard: Storming Heaven. From the entry xenobotany
• "Bread and butter," the larger of the two women quipped as they moved past their Nancy-obstacle.2011, James Hilliard, The Doll Show. From the entry bread and butter
• The short entries range from campy, insidery quips to trenchant cultural observations.2007 February 25, Claudia La Rocco, “Astute or Campy, the Showdown Must Blog On”, in New York Times. From the entry insidery
• Fisk is remembered as a smooth-talker who was always quick with a quip.2004 November 14, Mark Bushnell, “From peddler to Wall Street robber baron”, in Vermont Sunday Magazine (The Sunday Rutland Herald and the…. From the entry smooth-talker
• Forget all those London-on-sea quips; Brighton's character is the complete opposite of the Smoke's.1999 August 28, Julie Burchill, “Brighton rocks”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry London-on-sea
• But even Rodman's quip had no effect on Howard's browful of thought.1996, Robert DiChiara, Alibis, page 99. From the entry browful
• A younger member of the audience quipped disdainfully, "Wouldn't that be the blind leading the blind?"1995 March 1, John F. Dickerson, “Aging: Never Too Old”, in Time, retrieved 04 Aug 2014. From the entry blind leading the blind
• In his most famous quip, La Guardia once remarked, “When I make a mistake it's a beaut!”1994, Stephen Jay Gould, Eight Little Piggies: Reflections in Natural History, page 109. From the entry beaut
• In the classic dramas of private investigation, the cheeky quip is the tough guy's challenge to toughness.1985 June 3, Richard Schickel, “Cinema: Gliberated in Dreamland Fletch”, in Time. From the entry loose lip
• Zolotow to remind us of Punch’s quip: “Timon is a girl’s best friend.”1960 December 3, M. S. Evans, “Books in Brief”, in National Review, volume IX, number 22, pages 354–355. From the entry Monroeism
• " A stubble-bearded conservative quipped: " You don't look like you need a shave.1947 March 10, “Shady Business”, in Time. From the entry blue-bearded
• “Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?” he asked.¶“Too many,” Kirk quipped.2025 September 12, Eric Levenson, “Charlie Kirk’s final hours: How a stage for debate became a scene of tragedy”, in CNN, archived from…. From the entry count
• Trump laughed as attendees began chanting “four more years,” and he quipped that the clip would be shown on evening newscasts.2025 February 20, Brett Samuels, “White House crowd chants ‘four more years’ after Trump asks if he should run again”, in The Hill. From the entry four more years
• When Zack Galifianakis asks Paul Rudd about his Jewishness in “Between Two Ferns: The Movie,” the actor responds with a quip.2023 April 4, Harmeet Kaur, “What does it mean to be Jewish in the US?”, in CNN. From the entry Jewishness
• Indeed, more than one writer has quipped that Winfrey's cultural authority transformed her name into an adjective, verb, adverb, and noun.2019, Jamie J. Wilson, editor, 50 Events That Shaped African American History, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 704. From the entry Oprah
• Reagan also quipped that McLaughlin was the “Mr.2016 August 16, Jeremy Stahl, “John McLaughlin, “Mr. T of TV Journalism,” Dead at 89”, in Slate. From the entry Mr. T
• 'Bleeding Nora, I asked for Darjeeling not Dunlop,' quipped one of the engineers, grimacing at the enhanced flavour.2005, Jeff Dawson, Dead Reckoning: The Dunedin Star Disaster, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL. From the entry bleeding Nora
• "That was close," I quip to the mail lady.2004, Michael Feldman, Something I Said?, page 10. From the entry mail lady
• “The ‘parchmentiers’ all lived near the walls of the city, maybe to avoid the king’s taxes on sheepskins,” Moore quips.1976 July 28, Warren Hughes, “Conejo calligrapher pens a fine line”, in News Chronicle, volume XXII, number 49, Thousand Oaks, Calif.…. From the entry parchmentier
• Page quipped, "Well, you know, Black don't crack!"1975 December 11, Geoffrey Brown, “People Are Talking About”, in Jet, page 50. From the entry black don't crack
• “Because we talked about it on the playground,” Molly quipped, “right after we discussed what happens when you ring the devil's doorbell.”2017, Robert J. Crane, Unearthed (Ostiagard Press). From the entry ring the devil's doorbell
• The usual Sorkinian rhythms – walk and talk; stand and shout; quip and parry – are sped up and syncopated by Mr.2015 October 8, A[nthony] O[liver] Scott, “Review: 'Steve Jobs,' Apple's visionary C.E.O. dissected [print version: Apple's visionary…. From the entry kineticism
• We know where all the skeletons are buried.” Courtney quipped, “From what I've heard of that hotel, that's no figure of speech.”2009, D.J. MacHale, Pendragon: Raven Rise, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN. From the entry cush
• When Carmen quipped in, “Well, Mr.2001, Travis Beal Jacobs, Eisenhower at Columbia, Transaction, page 152. From the entry put the bee on
• There must have been a chip of the blarney stone in the Irish stew the pretty stewardess luncheoned us with, for one quipped.1966 September 7, Geo. H. Carver, “Sports Slices”, in The Intelligencer, Belleville, Ont., page 13. From the entry luncheon
• The quip attributed to prominent New Dealer Paul Porter that "Dewey snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory" sums up that feeling.1959, Jules Abels, Out of the Jaws of Victory, New York, Holt. From the entry snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory
• But more likely, Daniels’s propensity for offering TMI — bolstered by easygoing quips that made the jury laugh — kept her basic story and her credibility intact.2024 May 7, Nicholas Kristof, “Conversations and insights about the moment.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry TMI
• It proved to be a prescient quip, as the home side had to toil for long periods, struggling to lay a glove on their stylish opponents.2018 January 28, Dafydd Pritchard, “Cardiff City 1 – 1 Manchester City”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2018. From the entry prescient
• The stopping, restarting, swearing and routine self-deprecation ("I'm in trouble with the vicar – eternal trouble," quips Martin) is the kind of carry-on that has fans purring with pleasure.2011 November 27, Kitty Empire, The Observer. From the entry carry-on

Meaning of quip

1. noun A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
2. verb To make a quip.
3. verb To taunt; to mock with quips.

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Questions about quip in a sentence

How do you use quip in a sentence?

Quip is used as a noun and verb. For example: “His quips at the party aimed to put the CEO in his place.”

What is a short sentence with quip?

“When Carmen quipped in, “Well, Mr.”

What does quip mean?

Quip means a smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.