bon mot
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Nericcio is usually quick to a bon mot, but his worrisome tone when we talked was something I had never heard in the 15 years we’ve known each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
I have a bon mot I frequently employ: cautiously poss-imistic.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2023
I’ve thought about that bon mot a lot during this movie season, where so many stars seem to be swinging for the fences.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
The bon mot attributed to Joseph Kennedy—it’s time to sell when the shoeshine boy starts giving stock tips—seems very quaint, and not just because no one has worn leather dress shoes since last March.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2021
“Add the occasional bon mot and I’m in.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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