How to Use chippy in a Sentence

chippy

adjective

• The winner in the chippy game came after defenseman Brandt Clarke took a slap shot from the right point.
  — Tom Canavan, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2024
• The referees earned their pay as the game stayed chippy front to back, the residue of stage, and stakes..
  — Greg Cote, miamiherald, 19 Apr. 2018
• The Suns and Grizzlies have had their share of chippy games in recent years.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2023
• Then things got chippy (and a little weird) for the game's best player.
  — Will Graves, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2017
• Then things got chippy (and a little weird) for the game’s best player.
  — Will Graves, The Denver Post, 8 June 2017
• The play was chippy all game long, and Wells even picked up a technical foul.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 26 June 2017
• This got very chippy in their first matchup this season.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2021
• Both on and off the ice, the U.S.-Russia rivalry remains chippy.
  — Sean Gregory/gangneung, Time, 17 Feb. 2018
• The Eagles were not chippy about the slights or even all that arrogant.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2018
• Both looked the part Wednesday night in a chippy matchup that featured 16 lead changes, 17 ties and went down to the final buzzer.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2022
• Barzal got the worst of a chippy moment in the second period.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2021
• The Sharks’ loss to the Coyotes earlier this month was a chippy affair.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2017
• The incident comes after the series took a chippy turn in Game 3.
  — Matt Eppers, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2018
• The game got a bit chippy in the second half after Utah defender Rachel Corsie took down Heath with a hard foul in the 69th minute.
  — Jamie Goldberg, OregonLive.com, 25 May 2018
• Always chippy between these two, but more should be on the line for that third matchup in February.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2022
• The game will be heated, the players will get chippy, and there may be a few extra whistles as both sides battle hard.
  — oregonlive.com, 13 June 2019
• Play nice: Wednesday’s joint practice between the Raiders and the Rams featured a few chippy moments but no fights.
  — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 7 Aug. 2019
• The game as a whole was chippy and physical but the intensity seemed to dial up in the third quarter.
  — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 25 June 2022
• The Pelicans led 58-56 at halftime after the teams traded blows through a chippy first half.
  — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 21 Apr. 2018
• The Mercury actually played a clean game with four turnovers, but still were caught in a physical, chippy game with the Wings.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2022
• Highland fans took exception to much that Prep did and were loud and chippy throughout as the crowd grew through the game with more students filling both sides of the stands.
  — Grant Gordon, latimes.com, 19 May 2018
• The game devolved into a chippy back-and-forth as Sporting KC pinned the Lions deep in their defensive third.
  — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Sep. 2020
• Deerfield Beach coach Jevon Glenn accused Monarch of some chippy play during the contest that led to an ejection of one of his players late in the game.
  — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Oct. 2019
• The game between the division rivals got off to a chippy start starting with Lee's hit on Backstrom.
  — John Wawrow, Star Tribune, 12 Aug. 2020
• Malloy is semi-renowned for this, letting a game get chippy and then calling just bundles of techs all in one go.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Nov. 2021
• At a festival of lights and colors, nothing fits right in quite like the neon chippy sound of Australia's Wave Racer.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 27 June 2017
• With that in mind, this one will likely get a bit chippy and be notably lower scoring than some other play-in games.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
• The game quickly became chippy as a frustrated Portland side tried to get back into the match.
  — OregonLive.com, 21 May 2017
• And the excitement to get back to playing football led to some chippy moments Thursday, Leiataua said.
  — Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Aug. 2021
• Adding a chippy stool and decades-old blanket keep this dining room inviting without looking cluttered.
  — Jamie Lott, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2023

Last Updated: 20 Sep 2024