How to Use nippy in a Sentence

nippy

adjective
  • The mornings were crisp, the days chilly and the evenings nippy.
    — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 22 Oct. 2020
  • But for now, when nights get nippy, keep this supersoft alpaca throw on hand.
    — Bon Appétit, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The weather was mixed, sometimes nippy and gray, but nobody seemed to mind.
    — Laura Mallonee, WIRED, 10 June 2019
  • All that was left was the nippy air that was expected to force trick-or-treaters to dress with an extra layer.
    — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Today will be nippy with a wind chill dipping into single digits at times.
    — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 18 Jan. 2021
  • When April comes, its puffs of steam hang briefly in the moist, nippy air, surrounded by as much blue as a ship on a sea.
    — Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Aside from being beyond adorable, this cozy head covering will keep their ears warm on nippy nighttime walks.
    — Christina Vercelletto, CNN Underscored, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Breezes from the southwest are a bit nippy at times, sustained around 10 mph with some gusts over 20 mph.
    — Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2021
  • There’s a stage for local bands, wooden tables, benches and fire pits, which come in handy on nippy winter nights.
    — Robert Philpot, star-telegram.com, 16 Mar. 2016
  • From the same guy upset with ball compression in nippy conditions.
    — Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
  • Like a melting pat of minerally, nippy butter bursting in the back of my throat.
    — Isha Marathe, Bon Appétit, 22 Dec. 2022
  • These cute booties offer enough coverage to keep your ankles protected from nippy winds.
    — Lindsey Vickers, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Crackling leaves and nippy mornings, early sunsets and football games.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In Livermore and Concord, the nights will be warmer but still nippy with lows of 39.
    — Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Roasted nuts and apple crumble manage to sneak in, and nippy bitter finish like tamarind closes things out.
    — Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Northerly breezes 5 to 10 mph could feel a bit nippy to our summer souls, especially in the shade!
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Either way, this is a perfect film to enjoy (with friends) during a nippy October night.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The Argentine isn't as nippy as Mertens but certainly knows just where to be in order to score goals.
    — SI.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • There are some benefits to the weather downshifting from sweltering to nippy.
    — Max Berlinger, GQ, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Although the current spike in ice bars may be aided by that not-so-subtle big event coming to town, Eastman expects the nippy trend to stick.
    — Amelia Rayno, chicagotribune.com, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Fortunately, there are tons of versatile travel pants on the market that are perfect for nippy spring days and keep their cool well into the summer.
    — Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The black option looks unquestionably upscale, and the brown version, with its creamy shearling and vintage aviator vibes, just begs to be worn on a nippy night out.
    — Miles Walls, People.com, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Though the weather isn’t nippy yet, September signals a slower tempo on many hot-spot isles, even after three months of travel frenzy.
    — Andrew Nelson, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Some of Mexico's best waves pound the breezy Baja Peninsula, but waters are quite nippy here in the winter months.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2023
  • Some of Mexico's best waves pound the breezy Baja Peninsula, but waters are quite nippy here in the winter months.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2023
  • That from a man small in stature but nippy and tenacious, not to mention technically gifted—these characteristics have kept him at the top level in Spain.
    — Henry Flynn, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Dubbed the Glacier Trail, the new high-performance kicks can be worn in the arctic tundra, the nippy streets of the Big Apple, and beyond.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 July 2023
  • Sunny skies and nippy winds are enveloping the Pharmalot campus, where the official mascot is itching to stroll through town and the sounds of the street are wafting through our windows.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 10 Dec. 2021
  • According to computer models, the pull of the Red Planet may have altered the Earth's orbit until things got nippy.
    — New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Temperatures could get a bit nippy once again, around 30 degrees downtown, with 20s likely outside of the Beltway.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2018

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