Example sentences for: snappy

How can you use “snappy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It lacks the wisecracking edge and the snappy repartee of Lewis' best writing.

  • "Testimony" (snappy)

  • On the upside, the book is a ripsnorting read, and Lewis "has a natural talent for spinning hilarious scenes and uncovering wicked details" (Steven Levy, Newsweek ). As Michiko Kakutani writes in the New York Times , "Lewis uses a sort of Tom Wolfe approach, enlivening his account of complicated financial deals and even more complicated engineering feats with snappy cameo portraits, exclamatory descriptions and lots of subjective judgments."

  • The "facts" the tobacco industry avoids are laid out in snappy succession: A neon-lit night scene clustering around a Marlboro hoarding; a Joe Camel poster inviting viewers to "go ahead," assuring them that "it's on me"; shots of youngsters drawn to "eye-level displays" and "promotions that clearly appeal to kids."

  • Or it might be a snappy summary of some issue that would be clear enough if you actually read the entire five-part Philadelphia Inquirer series, which you're not about to do, because life is short.


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