Sentence examples for commonplace wit from inspiring English sources

But his humor — the commonplace wit of the polymath — defuses any accusation of polemicism.

A bristling Marianne responds by telling Sir John that she "abhors every commonplace phrase by which wit is intended".

A second series here, Hack Wit, plays on commonplace phrases, colliding and splicing them physically on the paper.

Some are sketchy or merely busy, but others do what Mr. Orozco has always done best: find the cosmic in the commonplace, sweeten abjection with wisdom and wit.

Because Mr. Bennett is a writer of original wit and eloquence, you feel like immediately copying many of these observations into your personal commonplace book. 1 2 Next Page ».

And wit.

There's little wit.

"Wit or beauty".

The sunny wit.

That is a commonplace.

Atomisation nozzles are commonplace.