Example Sentences

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Khan, taken aback by their snootiness, is said to have quipped, "If you'd watched my movies, you would know I am not much of an actor."

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

They have not yet revealed the child’s sex but have quipped about good friend Taylor Swift dropping hints about their little ones.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024

Andrews herself is alleged to have quipped "sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it."

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2022

HAMBURG, Germany — After Claude Debussy heard a young Igor Stravinsky’s “Firebird,” he was said to have quipped, “One has to start somewhere.”

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2022

She makes jokes that Tara might have quipped were she not inside the polished-wood coffin.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern