sassier; sassiest
Examples of sassy in a Sentence
Director J. J. Abrams has put the pop back in summer popcorn movies. His Star Trek, an exciting and sassy revamp of the classic sci-fi TV show and film series, is a blast in every sense of the word.
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Leah Rozen, People, 18 May 2009
Tamara, a youngish assistant district attorney who was wearing heels, Levi's, and a sassy blazer, was placing a tablecloth and vase with pink flowers on a table bearing a pink Sweet Sixteen banner and three pink-frosted Sams Club birthday cakes inscribed with "bring," "them," and "home" in black cursive icing.
—Samantha M. Shapiro, Mother Jones, March/April 2007
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
She bought some sassy high heels.
The kid gave a sassy answer to the question.
Leah Rozen, People, 18 May 2009
Tamara, a youngish assistant district attorney who was wearing heels, Levi's, and a sassy blazer, was placing a tablecloth and vase with pink flowers on a table bearing a pink Sweet Sixteen banner and three pink-frosted Sams Club birthday cakes inscribed with "bring," "them," and "home" in black cursive icing.
—Samantha M. Shapiro, Mother Jones, March/April 2007
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
She bought some sassy high heels.
The kid gave a sassy answer to the question.
Recent Examples on the Web
Some cats are playful and sassy— going for the toys, knocking glasses off of tables, spider monkeying their owners from the top of a bookshelf.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
Jo Bok-rae (The Informant) who plays Se-ri’s sassy, no-nonsense teacher was one of them.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The work reveals her humanity's sassier and unfiltered core.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
It’s been over four decades since Cassandra Peterson first brought her sexy and sassy alter ego Elvira, Mistress of the Dark to television screens, putting a bodacious spin on the movie mocking horror schtick popularized by Vampira and Sinister Seymour before her.
—Lina Lecaro, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2025
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
Jo Bok-rae (The Informant) who plays Se-ri’s sassy, no-nonsense teacher was one of them.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The work reveals her humanity's sassier and unfiltered core.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
It’s been over four decades since Cassandra Peterson first brought her sexy and sassy alter ego Elvira, Mistress of the Dark to television screens, putting a bodacious spin on the movie mocking horror schtick popularized by Vampira and Sinister Seymour before her.
—Lina Lecaro, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sassy
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“Sassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sassy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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