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Quippy is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Quippy in a sentence

Quippy meaning

Jokey; inclined to or characterised by quipping.

Using Quippy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Jokey; inclined to or characterised by quipping.
  • In the example corpus, quippy often appears in combinations such as: and quippy, quippy but.

Context around Quippy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

dialogue 1× confidence 1× world 1× sitcom 1×

Sentence patterns with Quippy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

attacks and quippy dialogue 1× attitude and quippy confidence make 1× bathos and quippy sitcom humor 1× but also quippy and quick 1× funny and quippy but there 1× he s quippy but he 1× mcu s quippy world 1× while his quippy one liners 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dropping matt murdock 1× he was analytical 1× the blue blur 1× the first three 1× those american variations 1× while his quippy 1×

Common sentence endings:

almost perfect protagonist 1× and quick witted 1× and quippy dialogue 1× armed with zingers 1× more profound lines 1× pretty deep character 1×

Words around Quippy

Just before it in the word index:

quipping 19 quipped 156 quip 70 quioto 3 quinzel 8 quinze 3

Just after it in the word index:

quips 72 quipu 2 quipuha 2 quique 32 quiqui 2 quiraing 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Quippy

  • In this selection, "quippy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dialogue, confidence and world stand out and add context to how "quippy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include attacks and quippy dialogue and attitude and quippy confidence make. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "quippy" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with quippy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He was analytical and calm, but also quippy and quick-witted. (11 words)

The first three-quarters of are primarily concerned with minor monster attacks and quippy dialogue. (15 words)

The Blue Blur's enthusiasm for doing the right thing, carefree attitude, and quippy confidence make him an almost perfect protagonist. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Dropping Matt Murdock into the world of Spider-Man, though, would be an easy way to showcase how Peter is growing up, while at the same time making Matt a little more snarky and in-line with the MCU’s quippy world. (42 words)

Those American variations and especially their later descendants, like Lanford Wilson’s “The Hot L Baltimore,” often teetered on the brink of both melodramatic bathos and quippy sitcom humor, in which everybody’s armed with zingers. (36 words)

While his quippy one-liners have brought us tons of laughs over the years, we’d be remiss not to mention some of Castle’s more profound lines. (28 words)

Example sentences (8)

But then also as a narrative character, he is very funny, fourth-wall-breaking, he’s quippy, but he is actually a pretty deep character.

That’s the kind of tone I’m trying to strike with my stuff too, where it’s funny and quippy, but there’s real heart too.

The first three-quarters of are primarily concerned with minor monster attacks and quippy dialogue.

He was analytical and calm, but also quippy and quick-witted.

The Blue Blur's enthusiasm for doing the right thing, carefree attitude, and quippy confidence make him an almost perfect protagonist.

Dropping Matt Murdock into the world of Spider-Man, though, would be an easy way to showcase how Peter is growing up, while at the same time making Matt a little more snarky and in-line with the MCU’s quippy world.

Those American variations and especially their later descendants, like Lanford Wilson’s “The Hot L Baltimore,” often teetered on the brink of both melodramatic bathos and quippy sitcom humor, in which everybody’s armed with zingers.

While his quippy one-liners have brought us tons of laughs over the years, we’d be remiss not to mention some of Castle’s more profound lines.

Common combinations with quippy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "quippy" in a sentence?
An example: "But then also as a narrative character, he is very funny, fourth-wall-breaking, he’s quippy, but he is actually a pretty deep character." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "quippy" from authentic English texts.
What does "quippy" mean?
Quippy means: Jokey; inclined to or characterised by quipping.
How many example sentences with "quippy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "quippy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.