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

Andrea’s drawing of a standing man, however, betrays Mannerist inclinations; there is a sauciness to the figure’s pose, with its foreshortened elbow, and an obsession with the folds of the cloak draped over the shoulder.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2012

Emma felt they were friends again; and the conviction giving her at first great satisfaction, and then a little sauciness, she could not help saying, as he was admiring the baby,

From "Emma" by Jane Austen