How to Use snappy in a Sentence
snappy
adjective- The show is well-acted, and the dialogue is snappy.
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The new calls, some for the same old concepts, are quick and snappy.
— Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 13 June 2019 -
Soft ice cream, snappy shell and the here-and-there crunch and melt of the chocolate flakes.
— Dorie Greenspan, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2020 -
This is tough: last year’s iPhones were all snappy and fast.
— David Phelan, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 -
The Lucky Chow host grows the snappiest snap peas, and the views aren’t bad either.
— Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2019 -
The tiger shrimp were fine for novices — tender, big, and snappy.
— Craig Laban, Philly.com, 5 Apr. 2018 -
The dialogue is snappy and funny, and the cast is a treat to watch.
— Samantha Bakall, OregonLive.com, 16 Jan. 2018 -
Inside each of us is a song, a few choice lines, a snappy tune.
— Mark Woolsey, ajc, 3 Mar. 2020 -
This quick and easy recipe pairs blanched pole beans with snappy radish slices.
— Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023 -
Crack the egg and swirl your spoon, and the broth becomes a creamy backdrop to the snappy vegetables and the earthy morels.
— Seamus Mullen, Bon Appetit, 25 June 2018 -
The first two letters of their last names gave the studio its snappy moniker: Stax.
— Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024 -
The touch screen is snappy, and the menu system is easy to navigate.
— Tom O'Brien, National Geographic, 24 Nov. 2019 -
The show wraps up with images of snappy dressers from Milan and New York.
— Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 1 June 2018 -
Performance is snappy, and the battery lasts a day and a half.
— Josie Colt, WIRED, 31 May 2018 -
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 deep-fried sage leaves at the Principe di Savoia in Milan, so big and snappy that half the batter gets stuck on my lips.
— Melinda Stevens, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2019 -
The snappy shoes can also be thrown in the washing machine for easy cleanup.
— Catherine Garcia, theweek, 21 Jan. 2024 -
Life was grand when your new Windows 10 PC was so snappy.
— Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2020 -
And even with more than 2,000 games in my library, these sorting changes are snappy.
— Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 17 Sep. 2019 -
The touch screen is snappy, and the menu system is simple to navigate.
— Mark Thiessen, National Geographic, 25 Nov. 2020 -
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 -
Next up is Owen Norton who changes the vibe with a snappy, melodic take with big drums and a future hook.
— Billboard, 9 Feb. 2018 -
Bowden recalled the thrill of jostling the machine to nudge the pinball in ways those snappy flippers just couldn’t.
— San Antonio Express-News, 5 Mar. 2020 -
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 -
But the pace is snappy rather than rushed, and the dialogue and songs have a charming blend of earnestness and silliness.
— Amy Wang | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 28 Jan. 2018 -
Despite its screen staying locked to 60 hertz, scrolling with the Pixel Tablet is snappy.
— Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2023 -
The holidays are festive, sure, but the snappy cold weather that comes with it?
— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2020 -
It's all powered by the latest M4 chip, which gives it a nice, snappy performance.
— Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024 -
But its third season was perhaps its finest, with the kind of snappy writing that could go extinct before too long.
— Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
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