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Meanings of own wit in English

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Usage of own wit in English
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The only thing he can really get to is his own wit.
Reuters
2
And Lady Lufton laughed a bitter little laugh at her own wit.
Framley Parsonage
3
He had always a huge appreciation of his own wit, however slender.
The Justice of the King
4
Use your own wit and knowledge; do as you deem best.
The Hidden Children
5
He enjoyed the play upon words, softly applauding his own wit.
Curious, if True / Strange Tales
6
He exploded laughing, staggering around with delight at his own wit.
Johannes cabal the necromancer
7
He sniggered loudly at his own wit, while Rossignol turned her head away.
Nightingale's lament
8
He chuckled at his own wit, and laughed at the foolishness of the Monkey.
Philippine Folk-Tales
9
Rather, what circumstances and my own wit have made me.'
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
10
For the rest, I leave you to your own wit.
Erema; Or, My Father's Sin
11
Norma's smile slipped a notch, and Carrie was amazed by her own wit-andaudacity.
Carrie
12
Ha-ha! Ilya Petrovitch laughed, quite pleased with his own wit.
Crime and Punishment
13
Nick Cave deadpanned about his own wit in past interviews (I said that?
The Guardian
14
I kept them laughing the whole time, and was quite surprised at my own wit.
The Heart of Una Sackville
15
And mightily pleased was Savanukah with his own wit.
The Frontiersmen
16
And Mart Highton laughed again at his own wit.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12...
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common