Sentence examples for a wit from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a wit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a person who is clever, humorous, or has a quick and inventive mind, often in the context of conversation or writing.
Example: "She is known as a wit, always ready with a clever remark that leaves everyone laughing."
Alternatives: "a clever person" or "a humorous individual".

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A wit and a raconteur, a natty dresser and a great dancer (and a ladies man).

There's a wit.

Elek was a romantic and a wit.

He is also quite a wit.

Albee's plays have an elegant, ancient quality - plus a wit.

Great advocate, judge and — bit of a wit.

For adults he is a wit, for children very gentle.

Alex's father, Claud Cockburn, was a wit, a Communist, and a talented journalist — quite a combination.

It's a wit that carries through to the musical arrangements, too.

As to his being a wit, he says he's getting tired of the label.

A wit among the volunteers offers a pithier assessment: "It's like a muddy Soviet Butlins".

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