How to Use snappy in a Sentence

snappy

adjective

• The show is well-acted, and the dialogue is snappy.
• 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
• 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
• 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 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
• 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
• 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
• The shop now serves 12-to-the-pound hot dogs, skinny, but still snappy with natural casings.
  — Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 20 Sep. 2021
• The pears will absorb the flavor of the poaching liquid — wine, fruit juice or, in this recipe, a strong, snappy ginger ale.
  — Beth Dooley Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
• 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
• In the true Creedence tradition, though, many of the songs were short and snappy, clocking in about 3 minutes.
  — Jon Bream, Star Tribune, 5 July 2021
• 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
• The farm’s heirloom tomatoes, juicy and colorful, are first-rate, and the lettuce boasts a snappy crunch.
  — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
• Kamilah and Liam's romance is snappy, funny, and full of heart.
  — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2022
• White paint, a snappy accent color, a Dutch door, and window boxes perked up the place.
  — Mark Thompson, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2021
• The tomato slice has a cool, snappy bite, a happy contrast to the crunchy, piping-hot coating.
  — Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020
• Matthew did such a smart job taking a 420-page book and condensing it into a snappy two-hour rom-com.
  — Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024