Sentence examples for passes for wit from inspiring English sources

So this passes for wit.

He rails against impudence and malice that passes for wit.

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

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

Richard J. Codey got an earful of what passes for wit on talk radio last week, and it was enough to bring out the feisty side of a politician respected in Trenton for his conciliatory style.

In his own words: In 1995, Mr. Schiliro tweaked Republicans for placing photographs of Mr. Waxman underneath ashtrays on Capitol Hill in protest of his hard line against smoking: "That's what passes for wit among some Republicans.

Truly, any series that lets "weirdsmobile" pass for wit is in such disrepair Martha Stewart herself couldn't fix it.

There is, however, not a single memorable line of dialogue or anything that might pass for wit.

Sometimes I think she's all about getting dressed and getting undressed, and why even go to the party?" In Mr. Natiello's circle, such barbs might pass for wit.

Noah summarized the doctor's findings—"No heart problems, no dementia, no dentures"—before inquiring, "But did you test for racism?" Which was an instance of Noah coasting on the goodwill secured by the correctness of his politics; the constituency of "The Daily Show" knows Trump to be a racist, so it allows lines like this to pass for wit.

Noah summarized the doctor's findings — "No heart problems, no dementia, no dentures" — before inquiring, "But did you test for racism?" Which was an instance of Noah coasting on the goodwill secured by the correctness of his politics; the constituency of "The Daily Show" knows Trump to be a racist, so it allows lines like this to pass for wit.