feisty

Example Sentences

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Although Daisy does not have any lines in the film, the video game incarnation of her is known to be energetic and feisty.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

"We'll have to monitor those feisty cumulus clouds and potentially a few showers and breezes as well," Mark Burger, the launch weather officer, said Tuesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

I've always loved those kind of feisty guys that, if they played for anyone else, you'd hate them.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

There’s hockey puck, lots of it: The rowdy U.S. women is barreling into the semifinals, and the NHL stars have finally returned to build a feisty U.S. men’s team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Sister Mary Bernadette was a feisty, robust little Canadian Japanese who spoke both languages fluently.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston