How to Use sassy in a Sentence

sassy

adjective
  • She bought some sassy high heels.
  • You might be in London, but the scene—from the counter stools and padded booths to the sassy waitresses and overhead TVs—is pure southern honky-tonk.
    Gourmet, March 2005
  • The rest of the 38-look show carried on in the sassy vein.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2019
  • To me, a zing of coral is what makes this sassy shade werk.
    Michelle Sulcov, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2018
  • The onus of change, when dealing with a sassy 9-year-old, is on you.
    Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Her sassy lines are gold, and Tevlin brightens the whole screen.
    Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Don't be afraid to get a little bit sassy with this pose.
    Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Adiba is happy to take the bad with the good, thrilled to be the parent of a sassy tween.
    Amy Silverman For Arizona Daily Star, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2020
  • But the 22-year-old is as sassy as ever in the video, which is a huge relief.
    Megan Stein, Country Living, 22 Dec. 2019
  • Tell the spirit to leave You need to show those sassy spirits who’s boss.
    Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 15 June 2023
  • The tropicbirds were some of the center’s sassier clientele, Smith joked.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Think of it as a sassy feature-length sitcom with a #MeToo twist.
    Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • There are great sassy men that came before me and there are great sassy men around me now.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • An icy blonde hair color paired with a sassy short cut is a match made in the salon.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2024
  • And the idea is that a sassy man is someone who is confident.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • At this point, the clues and the voice are all but confirming Kelly is the sassy Seahorse.
    Ariana Brockington, refinery29.com, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Of course, the sassy shirt was also suitable for a hangout with Jake Paul.
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 9 Jan. 2020
  • The breakout star of the series was sassy, smart, urbane and flippant Lance Loud.
    Tim Sommer, Billboard, 25 June 2019
  • Bae slices beef in front of customers and then holds a sassy wrist up high to sprinkle salt shards all over the meat (and the table).
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Josh Brolin and Kathryn Boyd Brolin's little girl is showing off her sweet and sassy side.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • And my mom has gotten really sassy, way sassier over the past few years.
    Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2021
  • His voice slashes through the music like a sassy little whip.
    Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2020
  • Five-year-old Kedia is a beautiful mix of both sassy and sweet.
    Boys & Girls Aid / Community Content Partner, oregonlive.com, 17 Aug. 2019
  • Her sassy attitude can leave her a bit bossy and not a good fit for a home with small children.
    Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, 19 Nov. 2018
  • Sir Toby is sassy, a sybarite and a drunkard, but Steven Barkhimer was almost sober.
    Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 11 July 2019
  • In China, a sassy chat bot is stealing millions of men’s hearts.
    Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2020
  • The sassy, fabulous, ultra-hip B-52′s are on their farewell tour.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Instead of capturing a cute clip of them on the beach, Spicer and Donovan have footage of a sassy seagull.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The sassy astromech is Hera’s droid C1-10P, also known as Chopper.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Pink, sassy, and showy, the flamingo is one bird that never goes unnoticed.
    al, 14 Feb. 2020

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