The phrase "act of wit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a clever or humorous action or remark made by someone.
Example: "His response to the criticism was an act of wit that left everyone in the room laughing."
Alternatives: "display of cleverness" or "moment of humor".
Wendy's may be best known as an American fast-food chain offering up cheap double-quarter-pounders with cheese and Frosty's milkshakes, but in recent years the company has gained an unlikely reputation for its savvy social media stunts, often surprising and delighting the internet with random acts of wit.
"Continuation of high fossil fuel emissions, given current knowledge of the consequences, would be an act of extraordinary witting intergenerational injustice," the paper says.
The production only really reaches its potential in Gwendolyn and Cecily's second-act battle of wits, as the wonderful Tadhg Murphy and Patrick Moy very nearly convince as simpering girls.
Critics chided Pearl Jam for humourlessness, but their most explicitly political track was an act of darkly brilliant wit, which continues to be a highlight in their live set.
Two scenes in Act III stand out as models of wit and economy in this opulent production.
On hand to offer words of wit and wisdom as they review the acts are Lee Mack, Jack Whitehall and Keith Lemon.
For Coward, wit was an act of non-friction, an enchantment that allowed him to evade scrutiny.
As directed by Mr. Kinney, and acted with judiciously measured glee, the production achieves a fine blend of wit and wistfulness, of philosophical darkness and bright social satire.
all the quaintness of wit.
The complete "Man and Superman" has four acts and can run more than five hours, given its characters' tendency toward protracted discussions about class, religion, the sexes and other topics (leavened, fortunately, by volleys of wit).
