sauciness

Example Sentences

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Parrilla finds the balance between Bruiser’s sauciness and seriousness; Byrne plays the clown adeptly; and Slattery, a boss again after “Mad Men,” softens his villainy with some Roger Sterling insouciance.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Without the sauciness and celebrity connection of her first book, “Cleaving” was not as well received, and although Powell continued writing, it was her last book.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022

When the mushrooms and onions are where you want them, drop in minced garlic, a splash of cognac and enough cream to get the sauciness you’re after.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2021

Opening with versions of recent Girl album tracks given heft by wads of synthetic strings, he shows off his new-school persona: winking sauciness and wedding-band funk.

From The Guardian • Jun. 27, 2015

The girl had the sauciness of a Shirley Temple.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan