Used in a Sentence

sappy

How to use sappy in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for sappy.

Editorial note

Oh, and then I got to read a bunch of 'sappy bullshit!

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sappy gathered in one view.

adjective

ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"

adjective

abounding in sap; "sappy maple trees"; "sappy kindling wood"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sappy.

adjective

ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"

adjective

abounding in sap; "sappy maple trees"; "sappy kindling wood"

Example sentences

1

Oh, and then I got to read a bunch of 'sappy bullshit!

2

As sappy as it sounds, when you really think about it, having children is the meaning of life.

3

The entries are terse, insightful, and nostalgic without being sappy.

4

America, for better or worse, consumes the kind of fiction that is sappy, feel-good.

5

On a slightly more cynical note, I am so sick of the self aggrandizing sappy tone of these videos.

6

Nailed it. The happy/lame/sappy music with little chimes, fast paced rhythm, and soft strumming acoustic that can be heard in commercials like this has started to make me go insane.

7

They still get suckered into sappy website\nscams--like card companies, and reched malware fixes.

8

Any of the crap you do in your life, work or travel or building houses, none of it will mean as much to you as raising a kid. Again, sappy, especially at 23 when you probably couldn't care less about kids.

9

Not in a sappy, metaphorical way, but in a game-theoretical way.

10

Do they suddenly get "real" and "grounded" just because they have a serious illness, or do they remain the same sappy and naive person they were before they got sick?

11

There seemed to be two fundamental threads: This is a beautiful story; Im glad there are people like this in the world, and What a bunch of sappy, probably fictional, crap.

12

There's also a clustering issue around "well, I like sappy space opera when I'm on vacation but more cerebral fantasy epics on the train".

13

For every hour they spend bruteforcing my keys to recover a sappy "Just thinking of you <3" to my wife, the less time they're spending bruteforcing someone else's emails.

14

These are all simple systems to simulate, so much so that we have a long history of unimaginative, sappy romance games made by genre-obsessed, cookie-cutter developers.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sappy in a sentence?

Oh, and then I got to read a bunch of 'sappy bullshit!

What does sappy mean?

ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"

What part of speech is sappy?

sappy is commonly used as adjective.