quip
noun
a clever or witty remark or comment.
has quipped
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present perfectof quip (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He also has quipped that investors should usually bet against companies spending lavishly on real estate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Conlon has quipped that the opera could just as easily have been called “Iago,” given just how acutely Verdi renders evil.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023
Hopkins has quipped that he “didn’t have to act old age, because I am old.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2021
Wilmers likes to say she cooked dinner for him for 30 years, and Sam has quipped that Bennett never once did the washing up.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2019
“He’s had to be quick,” Jaimito has quipped.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
