How to Use catchy in a Sentence

catchy

adjective
  • The new slogan isn't as catchy as the old one.
  • I can't think of a catchy name for my blog.
  • That’s the thing: Pop-punk’s not meant to be just catchy and fast.
    Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The songs are catchy, but the lyrics give little of Lopez away.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2022
  • His flow is catchy and the breakdown at the end is fun, if not a bit on-the-nose.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 2 May 2024
  • The hook is also so catchy and would be fun to hear live.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 14 June 2022
  • The songs are catchy, and the musical made Ben Platt a star.
    Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The beat is simple enough and the piano melody is catchy.
    cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The song is just so damn catchy and fun for the whole family.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The song, with its very catchy hook, was featured in the trailer for the film last month.
    Charu Sinha, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2021
  • The song’s catchy dance pop hooks stay true to the group’s signature sound.
    Lai Frances, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The songs themselves are too catchy and lawless not to bring thrills.
    Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 11 May 2021
  • The software even ranks the clips based on how catchy the hook is, whether the topic of the clip is trending, and more.
    Emma Cortes Ellendt, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • So to the hooks, the important part, hooks are the most catchy part of music right now.
    Marcus Jones, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Pop hooks, catchy lyrics, over-the-top spectacle — what’s not to like?
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The catchy earworm is one of the most successful tracks of all time.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 May 2021
  • The song has all the classic hallmarks of a catchy kids' earworm.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Lil Nas X graced us with this super catchy track in 2020.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The fashion, the catchy theme song, the guest stars (so many guest stars)—The Nanny was indeed one of a kind.
    Brittany Natale, Good Housekeeping, 8 May 2023
  • Honor our bravest and tribute the songstress with this catchy tune.
    Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 13 May 2021
  • The film’s soundtrack is a catchy, tricky feat, and one that Hilfer and Cave both agreed to break down.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Her brash style feels new but is catchy enough to make it on pop radio.
    Fortune Staff, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Come for the starry celebs and catchy songs; stay for Lew Zealand and his boomerang fish.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2021
  • On the catchy song, Gale questions why men think women want to put up with such a thing.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Her punchy lyrics and catchy flow had everyone hooked from the start–and her reign spans decades.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 1 July 2024
  • But that’s not easy to squeeze into a catchy bumper sticker.
    Clarence Page, chicagotribune.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • The whole family loved how the elephant played peek-a-boo with its ears and sang a fun (and catchy) song.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The album as a whole starts with some catchy melodies, takes you on a journey through the bog, and ends in a darker place.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The whole family loved how the elephant played peek-a-boo with its ears and sang a fun (and catchy) song.
    Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Content that has a catchy headline and presents an uninformed, off-the-cuff opinion...
    Brian Hamilton, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025

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