How to Use jazzy in a Sentence

jazzy

adjective
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  • Her performance is jazzy and cool and showed a new level of artistry.
    — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 5 May 2020
  • Those jazzy light fixtures and art posters add funk, but the home is absent of almost any window treatments or drawer pulls.
    — Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 30 May 2020
  • Lots of music by Bach, of course, but also jazzy improvisations and a concert to celebrate a daft knight-errant.
    — Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2024
  • This Macy’s exclusive features a jazzy little black, pink and white pattern throughout to flawlessly take you from work to the weekend with flair.
    — Arielle Tschinkel, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Like Eilish’s original version, Cyrus starts off in a drumlessly jazzy vein, appearing in a sleek black minidress against a backdrop of the world’s tallest candles.
    — Chris Willman, chicagotribune.com, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Swap out your classic black Wayfarers for jazzy reflective lenses, glitter, and retro shapes to get you in the mood for a virtual vacay (and ready-to-go when the beaches re-open).
    — Tyler Joe, Marie Claire, 6 May 2020
  • Komunyakaa’s love of music is easily detectable in the jazzy rhythm of his poems: their short, syncopated lines, rising and falling, reaching crescendo.
    — Yusef Komunyakaa, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2020
  • Its most notable features are the bouncy piano and Dominic’s almost jazzy vocals; the effect feels descended from Frank Ocean.
    — Aamina Khan, Teen Vogue, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Go all-out with an all-Gershwin program that’s blues-y, jazzy and fun, featuring a brilliant improvisation of Rhapsody in Blue.
    — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 27 Jan. 2020
  • The story might be borderline overstuffed, but even the most frantic action is kept aloft by a delightful score from Mark Mothersbaugh, which ranges from jazzy big-band sounds to techno funk.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Most people will remember this jazzy number from the 1942 musical Holiday Inn.
    — Good Housekeeping, 7 Aug. 2020
  • But at the point where the beat kicks in, which finds Eilish picking up a more electronic pulse, Cyrus keeps things at least slightly on the jazzy side with a live backup band that, unlike her, is masked down to the last man.
    — Chris Willman, chicagotribune.com, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Brands often shell out an additional $1 million to $5 million on their producing jazzy spots, ad executives estimate.
    — Suzanne Vranica, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2020
  • His voice has a jazzy lilt and the swagger of that era.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Her smoky, jazzy version reached No. 52 in the last week of the year.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2020
  • These are the frills and jazzy lighting of your P&B framework that catch the eye.
    — Manoj Agarwal, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • The singer was joined by his band for a jazzy take on the vintage number.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2022
  • In the video of the performance, Violet is on vocals, singing the lyrics to the jazzy tune, while Dave plays the drums.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Chris Benstead’s jazzy score only adds to the lightweight feel of it all.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Attendees can dine and dance at the Club 1400 Speakeasy, where the mood will be jazzy and the attire, fancy.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
  • The finale works up a jazzy pizzazz that wouldn’t be out of place in West Side Story.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 31 Oct. 2020
  • There's a lot of jazzy synth and some stellar sax, as is to be expected with Zhu songs.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Yet her artwork, like Burko’s, is influenced by the jazzy painting of the 1950s.
    — Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021
  • And all the while on the loudspeaker, the voice of Louis Prima sang the same carol, the jazzy one about swinging Santa Claus.
    — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The band tried it on as a jazzy supper-club number, a disco dance-floor filler, and a reggae groove.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2021
  • The music cues in the video’s background, a staccato beat before a jazzy horn kicks in.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2021
  • As her jazzy voice began to resonate throughout the lofty room, a sea of phones jolted up to record the moment.
    — Vogue, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The Clark Sisters are among the legends of Gospel, and Dorinda’s distinctive jazzy sound lends a unique brilliance to the group.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The whole thing is beautiful and jazzy and fun and impeccably sung (of course).
    — Oregonkid.com, oregonlive, 13 Dec. 2020
  • Soul was ambitious but played too much like a jazzy riff on Inside Out.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2023

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