saucier; sauciest
1
: served with or having the consistency of sauce
2
a
: impertinently bold and impudent
b
: amusingly forward and flippant : irrepressible
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Examples of saucy in a Sentence
irritated his fellow travelers with saucy questions and comments
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Judge Carol Bagley Amon admonished Cai and booted her from the case on Tuesday, after officials spotted her saucy social media musings, courtroom sources said.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2024
Subway also has some saucy additions to pair with the crunchy topping: a brand-new Cheddar cheese sauce and a returning barbecue sauce.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
Wendy’s, which also has its own saucy nuggets, has recently revealed a freebie too.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
Jet, which had more than a million subscribers, was the saucy little sister of Ebony.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 25 June 2024
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2024
Subway also has some saucy additions to pair with the crunchy topping: a brand-new Cheddar cheese sauce and a returning barbecue sauce.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
Wendy’s, which also has its own saucy nuggets, has recently revealed a freebie too.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
Jet, which had more than a million subscribers, was the saucy little sister of Ebony.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 25 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for saucy
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“Saucy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saucy. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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