Luckily, a sharp-witted colleague discovered him and raised the alarm. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
The Golden One was a wary man and sharp-witted, a thinker and a planner. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Silver Bow]
She was a very sharp-witted, very tart woman, I mean, very -- very smart. From Wordnik.com. [Lightning Man: The Accursed Life of Samuel F.B. Morse] Reference
You're incredibly sharp-witted and powerful (not to mention intelligent!). From Wordnik.com. [qdiosa Diary Entry] Reference
But there have been moments when he's appeared quite sane, even sharp-witted. From Wordnik.com. [Going Ballistic (Sort of)] Reference
Philip recalled that the wife was a sharp-witted woman with a mind of her own. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
"And you are the perceptive, sharp-witted Helena Justina," the King interrupted. From Wordnik.com. [A Body In The Bath House]
The sharp-witted Bonnie Powell of The Ethicurean blogged about the report yesterday. From Wordnik.com. [Leslie Hatfield: Biotech FAIL: Bad Science, Worse Faith and Superweeds] Reference
And those sharp-witted men, either seers or men inflated with pride, where are they?. From Wordnik.com. [The Meditations] Reference
It had surely been intended to, he thought: Captain Newman was a sharp-witted young man. From Wordnik.com. [The Key to Rebecca]
She argues with her father like a sharp-witted Torah scholar who employs logical reasoning. From Wordnik.com. [Jephthah's Daughter: Midrash and Aggadah.] Reference
The choice of words in conversation exchanges, when not crude, generated sharp-witted satire. From Wordnik.com. [joy-in-god Diary Entry] Reference
They proliferated during the Renaissance, thanks to sharp-witted writers like Pietro Aretino. From Wordnik.com. [Finding a Lost Prince of Bohemia] Reference
Who brought over Chinese food when she was down in the dumps and doled out sharp-witted advice. From Wordnik.com. [One-ClickBuy:SeptemberHarlequinBlaze]
In all your movies, you seem to have a penchant for characters who are especially sharp-witted. From Wordnik.com. [Director's Chair: 'Up in the Air'] Reference
The two exchanged looks, such as are only current between very 'cute, knowing, sharp-witted men. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
Richmond; and for persistent devotion, when there, to a sharp-witted belle with a great fortune. From Wordnik.com. [Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death] Reference
'Observant and sharp-witted,' said Pelopidas, moving to a nearby couch and reclining on his side. From Wordnik.com. [Lion Of Macedon]
Highly intelligent, sharp-witted, and verbal, Fisch was encouraged from childhood to speak her mind. From Wordnik.com. [Edith Fisch.] Reference
‘Observant and sharp-witted,’ said Pelopidas, moving to a nearby couch and reclining on his side. From Wordnik.com. [Lion Of Macedon]
Friends and colleagues described Mr. Halderman as a sharp-witted guy who was always up for having fun. From Wordnik.com. [Letterman's Alleged Blackmailer Is a Guy's Guy, Sort of Like Vince Vaughn] Reference
The defense attorney was a sharp-witted woman in a gray suit, with a machine-gun mouth and blond hair. From Wordnik.com. [Father Christmas]
But all are alert and sharp-witted, eager to deliver, what I suspect are often aired opinions, to new ears. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Babakhanian: Campaign Journal: New York Seniors Remember the Great Depression] Reference
For instance the sharp-witted men, Charax and Demetrius the Platonist and Eudaemon, and any one else like them. From Wordnik.com. [The Meditations] Reference
If all that was put on of design, to disguise guilt, then he is beyond his years bold, sharp-witted and devious. From Wordnik.com. [The Holy Thief]
John Randolph ridiculed in merciless fashion the "sharp-witted" Westerners, whom he would avoid in the highway as. From Wordnik.com. [Expansion and Conflict] Reference
The rest of the boys comprising it being dull and lumpish, it was only to be expected that a sharp-witted lad like. From Wordnik.com. [The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys] Reference
Part of me feels like Sonny Corleone being baited into the fray while my more sharp-witted Heels ignore the taunts. From Wordnik.com. [secondary brake] Reference
And the more, because they see that he is sharp-witted, and according as his Doctor saith, a very hopefull young man. From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple] Reference
Now, there was in the company a notable, sharp-witted fellow, a mean man of estate, and his name was old Inquisitive. From Wordnik.com. [The Holy War] Reference
These young men have been chosen not only because they are good riders but because they are intelligent and sharp-witted. From Wordnik.com. [Shield of Thunder]
While her husband went off to war, Parker's career took off at Vanity Fair magazine, where she wrote sharp-witted reviews. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Information for Dorothy Parker] Reference
She was a sharp-witted and intelligent woman who had a problem believing in any form of a deity, an afterlife, and the soul. From Wordnik.com. [qdiosa Diary Entry] Reference
Men are obstinate, slow, trusting a bank-balance rather than brains; and giving way reluctantly to sharp-witted superiority. From Wordnik.com. [Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions] Reference
Mr. Carson was not so well known then as he has since become; he was regarded as a sharp-witted Irishman who had still his spurs to win. From Wordnik.com. [Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions] Reference
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