Example Sentences

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The boy said afterwards the future king had quipped he did not know the answer.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2023

“Hope springs eternal,” DeWine had quipped to reporters during an hourlong delay during which clusters of whispering commission members and their aides waited for Huffman’s and Stephens’ compromise.

From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2023

“Hope springs eternal,” DeWine had quipped to reporters ahead of the meeting, amid the hourlong delay during which clusters of whispering commission members and their aides waited for Huffman’s and Stephens’ compromise.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

He noted a senior official had quipped to him that the sanction was “a birthday present to Raul Castro,” the leader of the Cuban Communist Party, who turned 89 on Tuesday.

From Reuters • Jun. 3, 2020

In a bid to mix toughness with humour, Emmanuel Macron had quipped that the G7 might become the … G6.

From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2018