What is interesting about a piece that apparently satisfied its commissioners was Prokofiev's way of retaining his characteristic wit and spunk.

With his characteristic dry wit, he wrote, "After all, it's rather difficult to achieve the exact minimum, and it involves risks."

He can often be seen interrogating suspects with a characteristic wit and sarcasm.

In this Wolfe succeeds ably, infusing his tale with characteristic wit, verve, and narrative propulsion.

With characteristic wit, Mr. Gardner described his mission as "a series of great opportunities disguised as insoluble problems."

He has shown to have lost most of his characteristic wit and confidence that was present in series 1.

Billy Hughes later recalled the first meeting of the Labour Cabinet with characteristic sharp wit:

Along the way, insights about the game and its personalities are deployed with Mr. Sheed's characteristic wit.

Every book included detailed illustrations, hand lettered titles, and his characteristic folksy wit and observations.

The script could have used a few more drafts and a less perfunctory climax, but Ms. Heckerling's characteristic wit and intelligence is still in evidence.