as in nerve
shameless boldness
it takes an incredible amount of sauciness to ask a total stranger what her age is
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as in wise
displaying or marked by rude boldness
irritated his fellow travelers with saucy questions and comments
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Recent Examples of sauciness
Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Expect enough backstabbing, saucy secrets, and nonsensical cameos to more than make up for the loss of And Just Like That.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Download the Wing Week app to take your tastebuds on a tour, exploring the saucy flavors of the Queen City.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
The Monster's Ball and X-Men star rang in this past Mother's Day by sharing a saucy video taken from bed beside Hunt.
—Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Chunky, saucy ground beef melts into the soft bite-sized potato dumplings, bound to stick to your ribs.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Expect enough backstabbing, saucy secrets, and nonsensical cameos to more than make up for the loss of And Just Like That.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Download the Wing Week app to take your tastebuds on a tour, exploring the saucy flavors of the Queen City.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
The Monster's Ball and X-Men star rang in this past Mother's Day by sharing a saucy video taken from bed beside Hunt.
—Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sauciness
Noun
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Those nerves showed themselves in the first period, as penalty trouble led to two goals from the elite Tampa Bay Lightning power play.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The actress was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a central nervous system condition that damages nerves, affecting the electrical signals in the brain, in 2018.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In other hands, this would cue a standard disease-of-the-week weepie, but Coixet keeps the tone lightly wistful and wise, and trains her attention ever more minutely on Rohrwacher, who along with her character, seems to blossom gradually under this steady gaze.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Point guard James Harden had a quiet night scoring-wise with five points, but handed out 11 assists.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The gall to say that I'm washed?—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Two interesting examples of insects that need goldenrods are the goldenrod gall fly and the goldenrod gall moth.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In this enchanting romantic comedy about three waitresses at a pizza shop in Mystic looking for love, Roberts plays the sassy, fun-loving one who falls for a wealthy blue blood, played by Adam Storke.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Lean all the way into the Halloween vibes with this spooky vampire costume that's fit for even the sassiest cat.—
Kyley Warren,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Still, Patel warns Gen Z that confidence can quickly morph into arrogance.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Schmitt suffers a nervous breakdown after his arrogance (and Webber’s long leash on the residency program) leads to him killing a podcaster on the operating table and these two break up again.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Many of the illustrations feature kids Offerman knows in real life, in cheeky scenarios that will make readers look twice.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Try a present that doubles as a date night, like an espresso martini kit or cheeky card game.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Glamour,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s an athleticism and a cheekiness to the Hoggett school of stage movement — the street is always present, along with pinches of parkour, blended with elements of more traditional dance that would probably make a real posse of youths roll their eyes.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Expect toffee-toned sweetness twisted with fruity cheekiness.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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That sense of reiterating his faith and a fresh start were on display Sunday night as Brown registered his first two-touchdown game in four seasons to help the resurgent Chiefs beat visiting Detroit 30-17.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, most bread boxes and bags just don’t keep bread fresh long enough to reach the end of the loaf.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Sauciness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sauciness. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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