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
  • Looks like Williams’s sassy and loud look is the first win of the World Cup.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 15 June 2018
  • To me, a zing of coral is what makes this sassy shade werk.
    Michelle Sulcov, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2018
  • Even the only good droid in the whole franchise, the sassy K-2SO, died!
    Matt Miller, Esquire, 15 Sep. 2017
  • The 30-year-old carried a protest sign with a classy side and a sassy side.
    Hannah Sparling, Cincinnati.com, 3 Apr. 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
  • So put on your spooky, sweet or sassy costume and enjoy the day.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • But this isn’t the first time DiGiorno has used Twitter to show off their sassy side.
    Madison Roberts, PEOPLE.com, 17 May 2018
  • 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
  • The pages pop with life, even as Le Guin, ever sassy, reckons with the toils of aging.
    Wired Staff, WIRED, 25 May 2018
  • Of course, the sassy shirt was also suitable for a hangout with Jake Paul.
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Guay said Amos is sassy and spends much of his time hissing at zookeepers.
    Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2018
  • These can be in many designs and fashions from short and sassy to long and modest.
    Em Sauter, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Cardi adds a sassy intro verse and ad-libs on Mars' funky track with a retro feel.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Feb. 2018
  • 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
  • Karna Ford The stylish and sassy Karna Ford can be found jumping off stages and doing the splits.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024

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