Sentence examples for mere wit from inspiring English sources

Paradox has a function in poetry, however, that goes beyond mere wit or attention-getting.

Cicero stressed the importance of a well-stocked mind and native wit against mere handbook technique.

But Mr. Richmond's reins are tightly held throughout, and the actors are victimized by his sacrifice of sustained wit for mere jokes.

Here we have a primary storyline that is once again all about a woman in Port Charles losing her rhymes-with-wit at the mere mention of the name Jason.

Mr. Bennett is too much the rude boy and wit to settle for mere academic engagement with a play that is possibly this author's most truly playful offering since "Habeas Corpus" some three decades or more ago.

And their charms extend beyond mere sexiness: Cynthia has a deadly dry wit, and Adam is gloriously faithful to her.

What has been mere exposition in most productions is suddenly Bob Diamond-sharp wit.

Mere talk – those mundane conversations and concerns his wit so carefully skewered – existed far from worldly words and actions.

Her beauty and famously long legs, long hair and long Texan drawl make her a compelling model and celebrity, but her wit, intelligence and conviviality elevate her from mere subject to inspiration.

I have sometimes been called a "sarky b*****d", my own attempts at dry wit, edgy word play and irony dismissed as, well, mere sarcasm.

But there's a dry wit to his work that makes it more than mere posturing; his sense of reality is tough and thought-provoking.