Examples from literature

• Jests and bon mots followed each other in rapid succession until the arrival of the carriage recalled to our faces an expression of official earnestness. 
• She avenged herself, in her drawing-room, by the biting bon mots which she hurled at Napoleon and his family, and which were of course faithfully repeated to the first consul. 
• The last great speech in Parliament, or the newest bon mot, were equally acceptable and equally relished. 
• The last new song or 'bon mot' and the gossip of the day were the sole topics of conversation in the Queen's parties. 
• You are full of jokes and bon mots.