Sentence examples for for wit from inspiring English sources

So this passes for wit.

He rails against impudence and malice that passes for wit.

The deal has benefits for Wit, too, analysts said.

Mr. Farrow, who is 25, frequently goes for wit, which he displays on Twitter.

It all seems touch and go — but give her major points for wit and flair.

More frequently, however, vulgarity was substituted for irreverence and foul language mistaken for wit.

Unmatched for wit, charm, assemblying of words, selflessness and sartorial daring.

This is what passes for wit among them, the basic substitution of one word for another.

Though "wit" appears in several poems, for instance, there is no index entry for "wit".

The two Winterbottom-Coogan-Brydon movies deserve an American audience, ready for wit, that can play along.

(An example of what passes for wit in Mr. Slater's lyrics: "Honey, even Helen Keller could see through you").