How to Use snappy in a Sentence

snappy

adjective
  • The show is well-acted, and the dialogue is snappy.
  • This quick and easy recipe pairs blanched pole beans with snappy radish slices.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The animations are snappy, thanks in no small part to the 120 Hz screen.
    Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The cream cheese is tangy, the satiny cheese sauce is snappy, the bacon is smoky and the chives add a burst of color and sweet onion flavor.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The snappy shoes can also be thrown in the washing machine for easy cleanup.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Down at the far end of the hangar, sporting a snappy camo paint job, was Zdarsky’s main transport: the 1970 Cessna Skyhawk.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The burgers are made from brisket trimmings, and the snappy sausages are half pork shoulder and half brisket trimmings.
    Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2022
  • Despite its screen staying locked to 60 hertz, scrolling with the Pixel Tablet is snappy.
    Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2023
  • In this snappy jousting of words and egos, everyone in the cast has a license to overplay.
    David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023
  • There’s a snappy corn base, a hint of lime and a clean finish, unlike the chemical stew that mars so many NA brews.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Rather than stirring Legos with a plastic fork, the Type R's throw into the next gear feels snappy.
    Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Kamilah and Liam's romance is snappy, funny, and full of heart.
    Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2022
  • The aggressively salty and snappy hot links make a fine partner for the rib tips, and it’s all set atop a bed of crinkle-cut fries.
    Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The phone is snappy when launching and running apps due largely to its new Tensor G3 chip.
    Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Here are some tips: Use snappy headlines that lure readers.
    Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 11 July 2022
  • If this sounds like a world removed from designing a great dress or a snappy set of porcelain, think again.
    Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Feb. 2023
  • And in a statistic that is very telling to this scout, the Dodgers collective Earned Run Average was a very snappy 2.80, the best in baseball.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The staples are brisket, turkey, pork ribs, pulled pork and Sweet Smoke's own snappy hot links, made with brisket trimmings and pork shoulder.
    jsonline.com, 21 June 2022
  • Mellow wisps of cinnamon acquire the snappy, sparky heat of Red Hots.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Free of weighty toppings, the crust becomes an extra snappy stage for the cheesy and sodium-packed toppings to converge.
    Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 May 2022
  • The second-oldest Roy child was arguably the snappiest dresser in the show, after all.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Her focus is only on revenge, her youth and snappy quips.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2022
  • While basil’s flavor differs from cilantro, Thai basil is a snappier version with a spicy, licorice-like taste.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Wakanda Forever has a bit too much gravitas for a snappy bit at the end.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The peppermint bark snap, which is like a snappy, layered cookie that’s dunked in chocolate.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The core of this cat-and-mouse tale should be Hal’s interviews with Don sussing out vital clues via snappy quid pro quo exchanges.
    oregonlive, 16 May 2023
  • Apart from that, expect the usual better cameras and snappier chipsets, along with USB-C all around.
    David Meyer, Fortune, 31 July 2023
  • Golden State moved the ball with snappy passes that created open looks.
    Janie McCauley, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
  • What if a user asks an AI tool to summarize their paper in a snappy abstract?
    James Vincent, The Verge, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The half-hour run time keeps the episodes snappy, as do the thoughtful interrogations of classism, the American Dream, and first-gen guilt.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2023

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