Sentence examples for elegant wit from inspiring English sources
By James Wood St. Aubyn's fiction is poised between elegant wit and taut horror.
Her elegant wit and keen insight into human behaviour continue to mark her out today.
The delight in Hamilton's writing is his clarity, enthusiasm, good humour and elegant wit.
What offsets this nastiness is Ms. O'Connell's elegant wit, as when one character is almost hit by a bus in Manhattan.
His "Indian style" verses reveal an elegant wit, a gift for the aphorism and the proverb, and a keen appreciation of philosophical and intellectual exercise.
Both operettas display signature contours: Gilbert's biting social satire and elegant wit matched perfectly by Sullivan's memorable tunes, and lively characters who mess up at their jobs.
His buildings, mostly domestic or light industrial, are admired for their elegant simplification, wit and technical perfection.
She honed her elegant verbal wit and fused it with the nightmare logic that makes "Swamplandia!" such an eccentric yet revelatory family story.
An elegant lady of wit and intelligence, she charmed all with whom she came in contact.
His elegant demeanor, quick wit and sincere interest in others made him delightful company.
School figures were Schäfer's specialty, and he also gained renown for his elegant style and wit.
