6 sentences with 'wit'
Example sentences and phrases with the word wit and other words derived from it.
• « Likewise, at least some male authors of the Middle Ages were clearly aware that women were more than capable of wit, independence and competence. »
• « To wit: the Christian Bible is full of parables, stories and accounts of events that are often terribly difficult to interpret. »
• « Erasmus used his abundant wit to ridicule sterile medieval-style scholastic scholars, the corruption of "Christian" rulers who were essentially glorified warlords, and even the very idea of witches, which he showed to be based on a faulty translation of the Hebrew Old Testament. »
• « Henry IV became popular with Catholics and Protestants alike for his competence, wit and pragmatism. »
• « France's greatest novelist, poet and philosopher during the height of the Enlightenment, Voltaire became famous throughout Europe for his wit, intelligence and moral battles against what he perceived as injustice and superstition. »