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.—Leah Rozen, People, 18 May 2009Tamara, 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 2007You 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.
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Despite a relatively quiet lull in spicy antics from morning TV's sassiest couple, Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa engaged in a bit of light torso touching on the latest episode of Live With Kelly & Mark.—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025 Get those sassy, embellished one-pieces on!—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 Bruno agreed, calling her sassy, sexy, yet classy.—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 In the video, the actress mouthed along to a sassy audio while dressed casually in a Nike sweatshirt and a bare face.—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sassy
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