as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
the senator deftly inserted some smart one-liners into an otherwise sober speech
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Recent Examples of one-liner
To be clear, that’s about as explicitly gay as One of Them Days gets, aside from a nervous one-liner about how Dreux doesn’t like men.
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James Factora, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
That was the one-liner being trotted out by some club staff keen to underline how much of a coup his signature was.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
In a signature segment, the Joke Wall, performers in mod regalia poked their heads out of holes in a set, like cuckoos emerging from a clock, and spouted one-liners.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
This show should add extra money to the pot for each brilliant one-liner delivered at a roundtable.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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James Factora, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
That was the one-liner being trotted out by some club staff keen to underline how much of a coup his signature was.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
In a signature segment, the Joke Wall, performers in mod regalia poked their heads out of holes in a set, like cuckoos emerging from a clock, and spouted one-liners.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
This show should add extra money to the pot for each brilliant one-liner delivered at a roundtable.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for one-liner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-liner
Noun
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For years this has been the joke among students and faculty at campuses everywhere.—
Beth Anderson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Though their conversation was inaudible over the sounds in the gymnasium, Abdul-Jabbar seemed to make a joke about Johnson wearing Michigan State gear — looking down at his own letterman jacket and back up at Johnson’s green hoodie.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The group is visibly uneasy, with forced laughs filling the gaps.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
3 Feb. 2025
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Expect surprises, laughs and celebrity cameos on the airwaves all night, with the 2025 Ad Meter winner announced on Monday morning.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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It’s often noted that TikTok played a major role in the online shift from text to video, changing the shape of memes, as the snappy, often-anonymous witticisms of Twitter were steadily replaced by intimate close-ups of TikTokers monologuing in their bedrooms.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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That is kind of a tongue-in-cheek witticism amongst those who do this for a living.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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“One-liner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-liner. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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