Sentence examples for smart aleck from inspiring English sources

"smart aleck" is correct and usable in written English.
It is an informal phrase used to describe someone who is sarcastic and responds to a question in a clever but disrespectful manner. For example: "The teacher asked a question and John gave a smart aleck answer instead of answering seriously."

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smart aleck

noun

One who is given to obnoxious or insolent humor; a wise guy.

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She's refreshingly not a smart aleck.

And I'm not trying to be a smart aleck.

"Was it Kim Kardashian's," more than one smart aleck joked.

Propriety and smart aleck indie rock race by, blurring together.

Ever the smart aleck, he thanked CBS for its "patience," "support" and, slyly, "generosity".

When it comes to honey, those smart aleck kids have got nothing on me.

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"Not for the smart alecks.

These buddies may be smart alecks, but they're not aggressively stupid.

The guests swarmed, and kvetched about what smart alecks college kids were.

"Why are they being smart alecks in questioning our country's laws?" he said.

Contributors make no claim to objectivity; they're smart alecks whose job is to stamp the dough of information.

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