sprightly
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The Oracle of Omaha made that remark a quarter-century ago, when he was a sprightly 71-year-old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Taking a cue from nickelodeon piano players, composer John Powell steers the mood with a vibrantly eclectic score of sprightly ragtime, violin pathos and popcorn crescendos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Another of his horses was named in the Guinness Book of Records for the fastest 10-metre dash while on hind legs -- a sprightly 4.19 seconds.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
The body language at the end was instructive; Celtic sprightly, Rangers stunned.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
She had started to gain weight, and what had once been a sprightly step had begun to slow.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
In all-wheel-drive form, the RDX is a bit sprightlier around corners than the GV70.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
At fifty-two, she is sprightlier than her more serious work suggests, a quality that helps earn the trust of her subjects, whether in Africa or in coal country.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 20, 2017
Sport and Sport+ offer sprightlier drives, while Normal and Eco conserve fuel.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2016
Musically a little lighter and sprightlier than Samson & Delilah, it’s still not quite the return to the big-chorused pop of her debut, but there’s a lot to love in its squelchy, ever-shifting electro-throb.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2015
Miss Whitlaw seemed to lose ten years and become sprightlier.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
And the rhythmic and harmonic quirkiness of the two Contredanses made the sprightliest movements in the Bach, Handel and Muffat works sound staid.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2011
Mary is Debbie Reynolds, giving one of her sprightliest performances as the wickedly witty, nearly divorced wife of Publisher Barry Nelson, who repeats his stage role in sharp, swinging style.
From Time Magazine Archive
Result: one of the sprightliest TV hours of the fall.
From Time Magazine Archive
While dramatic series have become drearier, commercials have developed into the sprightliest little plays on television.
From Time Magazine Archive
Monica, if her promise were fulfilled, would be by far the best looking, as well as the sprightliest, of the family.
From The Odd Women by George Gissing
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