lippy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lippy Fortunes have been made surveying drivers about vehicle features that don't work, but there's no data on how other drivers react to lippy virtual assistants. Mark Phelan, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 While walking Vogue through her 16-step skin-care and makeup routine, the rising pop star shares a lippy secret. Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024 Yura picked up his bag, walked out into the vestibule, the lippy man now gone, and took his place next to three women of various ages: an old woman, a full-figured middle-aged woman, and a young girl. Vladimir Sorokin, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021 Epp cross-pollinates these tragedies with those of a lippy 11-year-old girl, abandoned and stranded on her roof during the Nebraska floods of 2019. Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2019 Giles was challenged daily in practice last fall by LSU's confident, lippy secondary, led by cornerbacks Donte Jackson and Greedy Williams and safety Kevin Toliver II. Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 14 Mar. 2018 That was also accompanied by lippy attitude from the cabbie when challenged. Pat Lenhoff, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lippy
Adjective
  • Frankie, who’s become a social media favorite for his cheeky charm and candid appearances in Fleetwood’s posts, finally got his wish.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • What counted as cheeky fun in 1986 is, rightly, unthinkable now.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Goonies is one of the classic 1980s movies that has endured over the decades and even grown in stature as subsequent generations discovered its sassy but innocent appeal.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • My sweet sparkly sassy silly sunshine girl!
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Taco Bell fan-favorite crispy chicken items are making a comeback but with a saucy new twist.
    Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
  • For some of you, this surprise might be a saucy flirtation.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • On the third day of the summit, participants were led on a tour of Brightline’s Orlando maintenance facility by Tom Rutkowski, the company’s vice president and chief mechanical officer, a former general superintendent for New Jersey Transit, and a charming, brassy host.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Weirdly brassy dye job aside, Clarke is impressively natural as Alex’s easy smiles and superficial charm give way to flop sweat and nervous tics.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The footage, obtained by French broadcaster BFMTV, purportedly shows what has been called one of the most brazen art thefts in recent memory.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Urgent search for thieves behind brazen jewelry heist at the LouvreOfficials said the gang struck shortly after opening on Sunday and took just minutes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Gemma reluctantly agrees to rebuild her impudent robot in a new body, and the sequel ends with an explosive showdown between Amelia and M3GAN, who nearly dies in a noble attempt to save Gemma and her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw).
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 June 2025
  • Fortunately, Snow White’s newfound enlightenment does not deny her the possibility of romance, although princes are now strictly off-limits; her love interest here is a fetchingly impudent bandit, Jonathan (Andrew Burnap), who is leading a scrappy rebellion against the Evil Queen.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Beautiful, not perfect; Alex can be rude, insolent, and subject to wild emotional swings and failures of decorum and logic.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The movie’s startling originality is in its spirit, its insolent ironies.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin will evoke memories of Florida legend Steve Spurrier with his brash personality.
    Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Known for his brash comedic style, the British actor seems tailor-made for the part of the bearded bully who delights in tormenting everyone around him — especially his wife.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Lippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lippy. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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