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[snap-ee] / ˈsnæp i /




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"The yarn selection and machine parameter choices allowed us to basically select a fabric that is going to be as snappy as we can possibly get," Mahadevan said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

As plainclothes detective Tony Baretta, he swaggered through four gritty seasons in muscle shirts and a newsboy cap, with a snappy street patter and a pet cockatoo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

I sit with a small plate of snappy chorizo and olives, a vermút in hand, and let the ghosts argue around me.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

That sequence, like several others in the film, co-written and directed by Daniel Roher, is exciting and off-kilter, edited like a snappy jazz piece.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

The Messengers, though—there were four in the class, wearing their snappy white tunics and blue sashes—were indulging in a peculiar habit Reynie had noticed.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

Ms. Weisz is shortchanged by the material, which likely wouldn’t be improved by, say, a snappier delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

"Could have gone out a little bit snappier but this is why we do these races."

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

In a new TV ad, Actor Ed O’Neill was a little snappier but more direct: “Be a man: Vote for a woman.”

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024

Enlivened by Fey’s vinegary wit and Green’s acerbic dialogue, this Miss Oliver is a snappier, more sardonic presence, keeping Poirot’s sizable ego in check even as she tries to lure him out of super-sleuth retirement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2023

Our song was easier and snappier to “Happy Birthday” song we sang at parties and in school.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

The strapline of the Budget will be “fixing the foundations to deliver change” - not exactly the snappiest slogan in history.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024

Schwartz’s snappiest lines would fit on coffee mugs prized by middle-age moms as tokens of unexplored rebellion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2023

My suggested theme for 2023, while not the snappiest, is “let’s not get ahead of ourselves.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023

The capable streamer features support for Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HDR10+, for instance, along with hands-free functionality and a hexa-core processor that ensures the Cube’s interface is the snappiest of all Amazon’s current streaming devices.

From The Verge ● Jul. 13, 2021

“You be quiet,” she said to Jane in her snappiest voice.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers




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