Sentence examples for wit from inspiring English sources

This was a worthy sequel to the previous day, when, as one wit remarked, a party with just one MP had managed a backbench rebellion – as Ukip's solitary presence in Westminster, Douglas Carswell resisted party pressure to take the parliamentary subsidy known as Short money.

For four seasons he has been in many ways an avatar for the audience; we know Tyrion is cynical and a political pragmatist, but underneath the wit and one-liners we have clung to the idea that he is essentially good.

Fry summed up her wit and strength: "I don't think she'd mind me calling her the web's No 1 cancer bitch".

David Cameron said: "It's not that often in politics someone comes along with brains, talent, wit and bags of humanity.

Peter combined humour and wit with lasting friendships and strongly held beliefs.

Writing his memoir of his own journey, Douglass recalled that when one of his owners tried to prevent him from reading, "I now understood what had been to me a most perplexing difficulty – to wit, the white man's power to enslave the black man".

The industry's prizes to itself have become one of two TV events – the other being tomorrow's Eurovision Song Contest (BBC1, 8pm) – that depend heavily on the distracting wit and charm of Graham Norton.

The standout singles were actually Dreadlock Holiday and The Things We Do for Love, which hint at this band's real strengths: wit, musicianship, invention and more often than not a melodic hook that got under the skin.

But lyrics too remained an influence and inspiration: Iain was endlessly and avowedly awed by the invention and verbal wit of Clive James's songwriting with Pete Atkins.

This clip from Charlie Chaplin's 1936 film packs in more wit, tension and excitement in two minutes than some films manage in 90.

The wit of the Republic of Ireland's Green and White Army will be put to the test in Poland this weekend.