snappy
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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
The teacher is also on board with the government's plans to ban social media for under-16s outside of school because of the effects of doomscrolling and short-form, snappy videos.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 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
“Make it snappy, would you? We don’t have all day.”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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
The snappier speed also means the chances of an inning spiraling out of control are higher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 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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