How to Use jazzy in a Sentence

jazzy

adjective
  • He wore a jazzy suit to the party.
  • The event promises to be swanky, snazzy and jazzy at the same time.
    Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2018
  • His voice has a jazzy lilt and the swagger of that era.
    Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Her smoky, jazzy version reached No. 52 in the last week of the year.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2020
  • These are the frills and jazzy lighting of your P&B framework that catch the eye.
    Manoj Agarwal, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • The singer was joined by his band for a jazzy take on the vintage number.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2022
  • With words like those, the jazzy song called for one of Carrie's best CMAs looks yet.
    Ivy Jacobson Ford, Country Living, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Set to the jazzy, swing music of Duke Ellington, this was a piece that required the use of pointe and tap shoes.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2018
  • Teams can sign up in-store and are encouraged to come up with a jazzy team name.
    Perry A. Farrell, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2017
  • In the video of the performance, Violet is on vocals, singing the lyrics to the jazzy tune, while Dave plays the drums.
    Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Chris Benstead’s jazzy score only adds to the lightweight feel of it all.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Attendees can dine and dance at the Club 1400 Speakeasy, where the mood will be jazzy and the attire, fancy.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
  • The finale works up a jazzy pizzazz that wouldn’t be out of place in West Side Story.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Her performance is jazzy and cool and showed a new level of artistry.
    Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 5 May 2020
  • There's a lot of jazzy synth and some stellar sax, as is to be expected with Zhu songs.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Yet her artwork, like Burko’s, is influenced by the jazzy painting of the 1950s.
    Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021
  • And all the while on the loudspeaker, the voice of Louis Prima sang the same carol, the jazzy one about swinging Santa Claus.
    Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Like most ‘90s girls, I was obsessed, and still am, with the brand's colorful and jazzy designs.
    Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 5 June 2018
  • The band tried it on as a jazzy supper-club number, a disco dance-floor filler, and a reggae groove.
    BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Many of the settings on the new album are highly jazzy, in both a North and South American vein.
    Will Friedwald, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2017
  • The music cues in the video’s background, a staccato beat before a jazzy horn kicks in.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2021
  • The song is very in line with the kind of jazzy collaborative efforts Miller was drawn to in his work.
    Marcus Jones, EW.com, 12 June 2019
  • As her jazzy voice began to resonate throughout the lofty room, a sea of phones jolted up to record the moment.
    Vogue, 14 Oct. 2022
  • However, the nighttime Tiana queue had a nice vibe with the lighting and jazzy music.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The Clark Sisters are among the legends of Gospel, and Dorinda’s distinctive jazzy sound lends a unique brilliance to the group.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The whole thing is beautiful and jazzy and fun and impeccably sung (of course).
    Oregonkid.com, oregonlive, 13 Dec. 2020
  • Aioli is jazzy, showy, and a downright attention hog next to chill and classic mayo.
    Bon Appétit, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Soul was ambitious but played too much like a jazzy riff on Inside Out.
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2023
  • The song slinks and struts through its powerful message propped against a relaxed-jazzy beat.
    Grace Ann Natanawan, SPIN, 23 Feb. 2022
  • The Afrobeats superstar shifted the raucous energy with a jazzy live band and his crew of break dancers.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 29 June 2024

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