Sentence examples for a clever retort from inspiring English sources
Undoubtedly, pharmaceutical firms will think of a clever retort, given the stakes.
The couple recently welcomed twins, Heidi and der Treppenwitz (the concept of thinking of a clever retort only when it is too late).
He is a funny, gregarious man, quick with a clever retort, and utterly without guilt about what he does for a living — not only enabling big-time chief executives to make oodles of money, but defending most of the practices that allow corporate chieftains to reap their millions.
Okay, so, the next time somebody grinds your gears, you should definitely throw down with a clever retort like "swaggering rascal".
In this very moment, it all started coming back to me for some reason: that awkward phase during my younger years when I had cornrows and wanted to beatbox just like the lead singer of *NSYNC; the man who inspired me to live beyond my dreams with his clever retort -- "A billion dollars" -- in my favorite movie of all-time, The Social Network.
When U.S. Senator Albert Fall (R-MT), a steadfast critic, came to visit him, Fall began the meeting by stating to the President: "We have been praying for you Mr. President". In a flash, Wilson proved his mental dexterity with the following clever retort: "Which way, Senator?" Fall later reported that the President was not too impaired to serve.
I came up with the clever retort, "Well, if I were in the jungle, a leopard wouldn't care about my rights".
"It's so easy to get sucked into day-to-day, tit-for-tat thinking, finding some clever retort for whatever comment your opponent made.
Young and healthy people opt not to buy coverage, leaving a sicker and so costlier risk pool.Reforming the system will require addressing both cost and coverage togetherMr Obama's pragmatic, and politically clever, retort is that it is unreasonable to require individuals to purchase something whose cost cannot be known with certainty in advance.
I had only seconds to think of some clever retort, something that proved I was not one to mess with but also showed my coach roots.
The arguments against Rousey are that she shouldn't simply get to the head of the line because she's got a big name, big hype, a pretty smile and some clever retorts.
