Sentences with word «zinger»

A "zinger" is something that is said or done to surprise or shock someone, often by using clever humor or a quick-witted remark. It is a sharp and unexpected comment that catches people off guard. Full definition
Perhaps wary of queries about his family finances, the PM didn't take any questions from the media - but the undergrads managed a few zingers of their own.
For example, after the third and most fearsome monster triumphantly reveals itself as the ultimate threat, Johnson simply can't help himself from dragging any momentum to a halt with zingers such as (the teased about line at the top): «Well, that sucks,» and «I need a drink.»
There is much wit and plenty of zingers in Steyn's narrative (not sure if anyone helped him with the technical aspects of this; seems pretty solid).
Number 5 from David Zingers 2012 Blog Posts.
Anne's opening visit to the doctor (played by Peter Grosz of Sonic ad fame) is outright hilarious, while Adam's book club features some real zingers from Bobby Moynihan, Gil Ozeri, and Reid Scott («Veep»).
After the tease at the PS4 launch, I was expecting a real zinger for the device.
If you look carefully, they slipped in a few zingers with these resumes that you would not want to emulate on your own.
Ian Cheng has his «chat bots» and Lynn Hershman Leeson her alter - ego, played by Tilda Swinton, with such zingers as «Haven't we met?»
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The president issued lots of zingers at the White House Correspondents dinner, but largely spared himself.
We are quite clearly and rapidly destroying our world, but in choosing the next president, the debate hinges not on who will best forestall the environmental disasters soon to be upon us, but rather, upon who has the best zinger in debates that aren't debates, who «looks more presidential,» and who says the least in the most impressive fashion.
Mr. Zinger recommends that CSC review its policies and practices for the treatment of prisoners, specifically related to health care services, solitary confinement, and instruments of constraint.
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But the biggest zinger on the new warning form is that it fails to clearly state the law on a seller's disclosure requirements.
The problem is that the runup to the final showdown, despite occasional one - line zingers from Washington, or «oh, that's evil» closeups of Sarsgaard's sleepy eyes, includes a great deal of waiting around for anything to happen.
Rebel Wilson's comedy chops as Fat Amy are also in full effect with great zingers like, «I could be the ham in that man's sandwich.»
Unlike the slightly dusty - tasting dried hibiscus flowers I can find at Indian and Latin markets, or the muted, kid - friendly version I remember from sipping cups of Red Zinger in my youth, this bold and fresh - tasting mix has some real backbone.
With dialog which includes zingers such as, «And I saw a pale horse, and he who sits upon it, and his name is Death.
Another feature that makes Hyper Zinger different, she says, is that the launcher offers three angles of adjustability, and each angle results in different throwing distances.
Especially when you finally get to play Sonic Mania deliver more zingers about Roy Moore.
«You've probably started to recognize here at Salesforce that storytelling is very, very important,» Zinger says.
This week I got sent a fun Citrus Zinger water bottle to review.
Their comedic interactions are incredibly funny (particularly some quick zingers back and forth) or just make you smile (the previously mentioned music sequence), but when things get dramatic they're just as good.
Dr. Zinger works as an educator teaching varying courses in nutrition, food, culture and community health.
Driving into the city are Jim Burns (Oliver Platt), wife Joy (Patricia Clarkson), daughter Beth (Alison Pill), son Timmy (John Gallagher Jr.), and Grandma Dottie (Alice Drummond), who is in that stage of movie - induced Alzheimer's that allows her to provide perfectly timed zingers when necessary.
ZINGERS THAT HURT RELATIONSHIPS Have you ever been around a group of friends and heard some cleaver zingers flying back and forth between couples?
Immaturity has always reigned supreme, and now in the days of Internet memes and Twitter zingers, Weiner seemed ready - made for a scandal.
That little ginger zinger sounds like it would add nice little bite to and already refreshing sounding drink.
Although we're sad to see the series wrap up, we're heartened by the prospect of a few more zingers from a drunk Wallace Wells.
Zinger does his part by filling every silence with musical stylings from his personal playlist; he favors Little Feat («anything post-Lowell George is shit»), the Who («anything from any album»), and the Band -LRB-» «nuff said»).
One zinger thrown out every now and then in the heat of argument was this: «If you care so much about labor issues at Yale, you had better make sure that, when you are working in a small parish or a struggling nonprofit organization, you pay your workers what these workers are getting.»
Beyond that great zinger, Zappa's whole life was an aggro argument — and a quest for brainy personal expression.
There are visual gags (the aforementioned tighty - whiteys, but also Jesse Pinkman's fall - off - the - roof introduction, the cancer doctor's mustard stain and the car wash owner's swear - inducing eyebrows), but also zingers (the banter between Walt and Jesse is instantly electric, the dialogue between Walt and Skyler instantly ingratiating).
But sadly, for most of the cast, yelling every line loudly is confused with conveying emotion, sarcasm and / or depth, with several zingers completely missing the mark because any shaping of the lines is erased by sheer volume.
Paladino delivered a passionate speech with almost too many zingers and one - liners to count.
Cody delights in placing zingers in Marlo's mouth without resorting to the full takedowns of her targets you know she wants to launch into.
Antoine Fuqua's forgettable remake of The Magnificent Seven reimagines the 1960 movie about Old West hired guns coming to the aid of a small Mexican town (itself adapted from Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai) as a generic Western with half a dozen choice zingers and a script that feebly insists that it's «about America.»
Mr. Zinger recommends that an external audit and evaluation of CSC food services be conducted and that the inmates concerns regarding food services be heard and addressed.
The Federal Prisons Ombudsman, Ivan Zinger, who provided the data to the Globe, noted that he has some concerns, and that he is going to put a strategy in place to monitor how the policies will be applied.
Instead of battling Screech directly, Diddy and Dixie Kong instead race him as Squawks the Parrot after transforming into him using an Animal Barrel; the race against Screech takes place in the bramble and Zinger filled «Screech's Sprint» and end once either Screech or Squawks crosses a finish line composed of bananas.
The biggest zinger of the week on all this comes from Apple CEO Tim Cook, however.
Zinger got high marks, too, averaging 4.7 for the five sessions he led.
But, the Internet definitely got in a few zingers before then.
Trading zingers with the series» lead Mark Valley, Miller played her character with just the sort of chemistry needed to make an action comedy series work.
In honor of Bush's passing on Tuesday at age 92, here are some of her most enduring pieces of wisdom — and a few trademark zingers — about literacy, love and life.

Phrases with «zinger»

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