Sentence examples for funny repartee from inspiring English sources

The writer has tried to bring about circumstances or force out remarks so he could make his funny repartee, but somehow he is always foiled.

But the real treat was the wildly funny repartee between Semple and her interviewer -- her brother Lo Semple, who still lives in Aspen and writes a column for a local newspaper.

But Murray always seemed made for 5 Live, funny, knowledgeable, full of repartee as he is (I'm trying to avoid the word "banter").

Kimmie doesn't say many funny things or engage in witty repartee.

Like everything Dovlatov wrote, Pushkin Hills is funny on every page, sparkling with jokes, repartee, and this writer's special savage levity.

You'll need to gauge the types of things he thinks are funny before you launch into your witty repartee.

Stories abound about polite or funny robbers, those that are willing to engage in witty repartee or oblige a victim by returning the SIM card from a stolen handset.

When I was in my early teens I used to rise from the dinner table, assure my mother I'd be back to clean up, and run out the door to escape the conversation, the brilliant repartee of two Harvard graduates who were fascinating and funny.

Others may suspect they play for the camaraderie and repartee.

If the session unfolds like any of Saltz's social media comment threads, the repartee will smack of desperation, cynicism and bitterness, but it will certainly be funny.

And as soon as you grow impatient with the pre- or postcoital repartee of Ms. Roberts and Mr. Owen, a nimble army of supporting players comes forward to deliver Mr. Gilroy's mordantly funny dialogue with perfectly straight faces.