1
: something causing or meant to cause interest, surprise, or shock
2
: a pointed witty remark or retort
Examples of zinger in a Sentence
The candidate couldn't help getting off a zinger or two about his opponent.
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Place your zinger as the second-to-last line, before your call to action.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
His ringmaster’s charisma, chameleonic voices, and occasionally viral socio-anarchist zingers work in concert with his encyclopedic knowledge of Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition to qualify him as arguably the greatest Dungeon Master alive.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
The Matlock writers have a lot of fun with modern college Greek culture, getting in a few good zingers about the kids’ sickly sweet cocktail recipes (rum, strawberry lemonade, Sour Patch Kids) and about how many of them are named Kennedy.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
But when host Trevor Noah was not soliciting donations or delivering his trademark mid zingers, the Grammys leaned into its blockbuster music performances, increasingly the one true reason to tune in to the Grammys.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
His ringmaster’s charisma, chameleonic voices, and occasionally viral socio-anarchist zingers work in concert with his encyclopedic knowledge of Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition to qualify him as arguably the greatest Dungeon Master alive.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
The Matlock writers have a lot of fun with modern college Greek culture, getting in a few good zingers about the kids’ sickly sweet cocktail recipes (rum, strawberry lemonade, Sour Patch Kids) and about how many of them are named Kennedy.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
But when host Trevor Noah was not soliciting donations or delivering his trademark mid zingers, the Grammys leaned into its blockbuster music performances, increasingly the one true reason to tune in to the Grammys.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for zinger
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“Zinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zinger. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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