How to Use sassy in a Sentence

sassy

adjective
  • She bought some sassy high heels.
  • This might be the sassiest bob of the year.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Some are a little sassy, some sweet.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
  • My smart, sassy and silly girl!
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Bruno agreed, calling her sassy, sexy, yet classy.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • At your next brunch, swap mimosas for this classy and sassy spritzer.
    — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • Back with the layers, but on a sassy shoulder cut.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, Mars in your sign urges you to be fast and sassy.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Her sassy lines are gold, and Tevlin brightens the whole screen.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2023
  • So put on your spooky, sweet or sassy costume and enjoy the day.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
  • There are great sassy men that came before me and there are great sassy men around me now.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The onus of change, when dealing with a sassy 9-year-old, is on you.
    — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Get those sassy, embellished one-pieces on!
    — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Her hair had a new do, short and sassy, instead of her shoulder-length bob.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
  • An icy blonde hair color paired with a sassy short cut is a match made in the salon.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The 30-year-old carried a protest sign with a classy side and a sassy side.
    — Hannah Sparling, Cincinnati.com, 3 Apr. 2018
  • And the idea is that a sassy man is someone who is confident.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • His voice slashes through the music like a sassy little whip.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2020
  • Raising a sassy-but-sweet toddler as a single mom can be tough.
    — Jackie Frere, Redbook, 26 Oct. 2017
  • And my mom has gotten really sassy, way sassier over the past few years.
    — Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2021
  • This is a sassy, dressed up version of the standard sweet potato fare.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Guay said Amos is sassy and spends much of his time hissing at zookeepers.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2018
  • These can be in many designs and fashions from short and sassy to long and modest.
    — Em Sauter, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Tell the spirit to leave You need to show those sassy spirits who’s boss.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 15 June 2023
  • Now, Charlotte's adorable yet sassy quirks are starting to make sense.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2018
  • Kammy Kam is a little sassy and so am I.
    — Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Kish said her niece was sassy and energetic.
    — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Adiba is happy to take the bad with the good, thrilled to be the parent of a sassy tween.
    — Amy Silverman For Arizona Daily Star, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Looks like Williams’s sassy and loud look is the first win of the World Cup.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 15 June 2018
  • Her sassy attitude can leave her a bit bossy and not a good fit for a home with small children.
    — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, 19 Nov. 2018

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