Example sentences for: snappy

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

  • 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."

  • Partly this comes from the tension between the snappy, driving screenplay by Paul Attanasio and the elegiac tone of the director, Englishman Mike Newell (along with his magnificent composer, Patrick Doyle).

  • 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."

  • When we got home, I sent off a snappy e-mail to the authorities about the separation of church and state park.

  • Cobbling multiple cuts of film into a snappy collage, the first 13 seconds seem to prepare you for a hair-care pitch, not a drug advisory.


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