How to Use snappy in a Sentence

snappy

adjective
  • 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 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 snappy shoes can also be thrown in the washing machine for easy cleanup.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 21 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • 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 shop now serves 12-to-the-pound hot dogs, skinny, but still snappy with natural casings.
    Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 20 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • 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 aggressively salty and snappy hot links make a fine partner for the rib tips, and it’s all set atop a bed of crinkle-cut fries.
    Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Their thick, verde sausages have snappy, translucent casings stained green with chiles.
    New York Times, 20 July 2021
  • The phone is snappy when launching and running apps due largely to its new Tensor G3 chip.
    Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Green beans have bright green flavor and snappy texture.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Here are some tips: Use snappy headlines that lure readers.
    Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 11 July 2022
  • If this sounds like a world removed from designing a great dress or a snappy set of porcelain, think again.
    Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Feb. 2023
  • And in a statistic that is very telling to this scout, the Dodgers collective Earned Run Average was a very snappy 2.80, the best in baseball.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Presented in a red plastic tray, the dog itself was skinny, squeaky and most of all snappy.
    Emilie Stigliani, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
  • The staples are brisket, turkey, pork ribs, pulled pork and Sweet Smoke's own snappy hot links, made with brisket trimmings and pork shoulder.
    jsonline.com, 21 June 2022
  • The keyboard has a shallow but snappy and quiet typing feel.
    Eric Grevstad, PCMAG, 14 June 2024
  • Mellow wisps of cinnamon acquire the snappy, sparky heat of Red Hots.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Free of weighty toppings, the crust becomes an extra snappy stage for the cheesy and sodium-packed toppings to converge.
    Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 May 2022
  • The second-oldest Roy child was arguably the snappiest dresser in the show, after all.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Her focus is only on revenge, her youth and snappy quips.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2022
  • TikTok, a digital platform beloved for its short and snappy videos, is experimenting with letting users upload clips as long as 60 minutes.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 May 2024

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