Sentence examples for on the wit from inspiring English sources

"There is a certain coldness about him, but he is also able to switch on the wit and charm," says one former Saatchi colleague.

There is a crucial difference in content between The Onion and CollegeHumor.com: while the success of the former depends on the wit of its writers, the appeal of the latter is closer to that of "America's Funniest Home Videos".

Hall, a regular on the Saturday Night Live and Letterman shows in the US, had been the favourite with his show on the wit and wisdom of his latest creation, Otis Lee Crenshaw, a country and western singing jailbird bigamist from Tennessee, who has been married seven times to women called Brenda.

I garnered some chuckles, but afterwards I realized what a tall order it was to attempt to put on the wit and cadence of the writer.

For our analysis we use the metabolic network data of Jeong et al. [ 2], where the information on the underlying biochemical reactions is based on the WIT database [ 25].

DUNCAN -- People do remember the lines and latch on to the wit that has gone down through the decades.

Back in the days of one-foot-on-the-floor, wit was the best (and only) way to talk about sex.

Most of the wits are on one side, no matter how nicely Mr. Greene tries to soft-pedal his brilliance.

With coffee shops and artisanal stores springing up on every corner from Portland to Pittsburgh, differentiated solely by the wit on their chalkboard sidewalk displays, small store owners are always looking for new ways to connect with their customers.

Seldom does an anniversary of his death pass that I don't reflect on and find inspiration in the wit and wisdom of his words.

His dry wit on the witness stand is also well-known.