It adds up to brilliantly effective scena, by turns frivolously witty and psychologically penetrating.

Rick Valentin's lyrics are by turns witty and introspective, often obliquely related to political issues.

Save the puns and witty turns of phrase for after birthday cards and toasts.

Was I so drunk on all those marvelous metaphors and witty turns of phrase that I blacked out?

Weber's personality is reflected in his music, by turns witty and melancholic, rigorous and free-wheeling.

Even the appreciative murmuring at a particularly witty turn of phrase.

Every witty turn comes with full marching orders.

He is known for the high-level vocabulary and witty turns of phrase that he employs in his writing.

Edmund Wilson was an energetic correspondent, by turns entertaining, witty, sympathetic and crotchety.

A saying that conveys much meaning in a few words; short poem ending in a witty turn of thought.