How to Use sassy in a Sentence
sassy
adjective
- She bought some sassy high heels.
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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.
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Gourmet,
March 2005
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The rest of the 38-look show carried on in the sassy vein.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2019
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Looks like Williams’s sassy and loud look is the first win of the World Cup.
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Liana Satenstein,
Vogue,
15 June 2018
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To me, a zing of coral is what makes this sassy shade werk.
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Michelle Sulcov,
Glamour,
28 Aug. 2018
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Even the only good droid in the whole franchise, the sassy K-2SO, died!
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Matt Miller,
Esquire,
15 Sep. 2017
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The 30-year-old carried a protest sign with a classy side and a sassy side.
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Hannah Sparling,
Cincinnati.com,
3 Apr. 2018
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The onus of change, when dealing with a sassy 9-year-old, is on you.
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Meghan Leahy,
Washington Post,
18 Sep. 2019
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Her sassy lines are gold, and Tevlin brightens the whole screen.
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Kaely Monahan,
The Arizona Republic,
7 Mar. 2023
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Don't be afraid to get a little bit sassy with this pose.
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Abby Dupes,
Seventeen,
12 Sep. 2022
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Adiba is happy to take the bad with the good, thrilled to be the parent of a sassy tween.
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Amy Silverman For Arizona Daily Star,
ProPublica,
12 Dec. 2020
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But the 22-year-old is as sassy as ever in the video, which is a huge relief.
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Megan Stein,
Country Living,
22 Dec. 2019
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Tell the spirit to leave You need to show those sassy spirits who’s boss.
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Rachel Silva,
ELLE Decor,
15 June 2023
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The tropicbirds were some of the center’s sassier clientele, Smith joked.
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Emily Alvarenga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2023
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Think of it as a sassy feature-length sitcom with a #MeToo twist.
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Dallasnews.com Staff,
Dallas News,
30 Mar. 2023
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There are great sassy men that came before me and there are great sassy men around me now.
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Steven Vargas,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Oct. 2023
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An icy blonde hair color paired with a sassy short cut is a match made in the salon.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2024
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But this isn’t the first time DiGiorno has used Twitter to show off their sassy side.
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Madison Roberts,
PEOPLE.com,
17 May 2018
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And the idea is that a sassy man is someone who is confident.
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Steven Vargas,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Oct. 2023
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At this point, the clues and the voice are all but confirming Kelly is the sassy Seahorse.
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Ariana Brockington,
refinery29.com,
14 Oct. 2020
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The pages pop with life, even as Le Guin, ever sassy, reckons with the toils of aging.
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Wired Staff,
WIRED,
25 May 2018
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Of course, the sassy shirt was also suitable for a hangout with Jake Paul.
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Carolyn Twersky,
Seventeen,
9 Jan. 2020
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Guay said Amos is sassy and spends much of his time hissing at zookeepers.
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Meg Jones,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2018
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These can be in many designs and fashions from short and sassy to long and modest.
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Em Sauter,
Forbes,
16 Sep. 2024
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Cardi adds a sassy intro verse and ad-libs on Mars' funky track with a retro feel.
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Erica Gonzales,
Harper's BAZAAR,
1 Feb. 2018
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The breakout star of the series was sassy, smart, urbane and flippant Lance Loud.
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Tim Sommer,
Billboard,
25 June 2019
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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).
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Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas News,
15 Apr. 2023
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Josh Brolin and Kathryn Boyd Brolin's little girl is showing off her sweet and sassy side.
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Angela Andaloro,
Peoplemag,
14 Dec. 2023
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Donna is Cleveland’s loving yet sassy wife and the stepmother to Cleveland Jr.
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Okla Jones,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2024
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There’s the sassy, wisecracking insult comic robot knows as the Zingbot.
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
2 Oct. 2024
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