1
: something causing or meant to cause interest, surprise, or shock
2
: a pointed witty remark or retort
Examples of zinger in a Sentence
The candidate couldn't help getting off a zinger or two about his opponent.
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The inherent difficulty of deferring to Ada on things like when to have dinner and which silverware to use gives Baranski ample opportunity to deliver her bracing zingers, especially when Agnes starts advocating for temperance.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
Tonight’s episode of Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live was filled with political zingers, with co-host Colin Jost even taking a shot at Mike Myers, who earlier appeared as Elon Musk for a second time in the show’s cold open.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
This trophy could conceivably go to any of the nominees except perhaps The Brutalist, whose three-and-a-half-hour run time might prompt zingers about whether there was any editing at all.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
His remarks on transgender sports were only the latest of such zingers.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
Tonight’s episode of Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live was filled with political zingers, with co-host Colin Jost even taking a shot at Mike Myers, who earlier appeared as Elon Musk for a second time in the show’s cold open.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
This trophy could conceivably go to any of the nominees except perhaps The Brutalist, whose three-and-a-half-hour run time might prompt zingers about whether there was any editing at all.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
His remarks on transgender sports were only the latest of such zingers.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for zinger
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“Zinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zinger. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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