make a crack
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Bannon starts to make a crack about the luxurious locale: “This is the populist …” Then he thinks better of it and shoves some popcorn into his mouth.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2020
Inevitably, in the run-up to an election, some op-ed columnist will make a crack comparing recent political coverage to theater criticism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2018
In another, an ax sits on a log as a turkey reads Flemming’s statement and wishes someone would make a crack about the birds.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2017
“Watching the last debate, Trump would make a crack at Clinton, and you’d hear the fans in the stands ‘Oooooh, oh, no, he didn’t.’
From The Guardian ● Nov. 10, 2016
Sometimes when we were dancing, Milton squared his shoulders and looked around the floor, as if daring anyone to make a crack.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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