feisty

Example Sentences

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"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

In it, Tilly sings a self-celebratory, pro-AI anthem with the big-eyed feisty longing of an algorithm marked “Disney princess: Big song” while she wanders through increasingly fantastic self-affirming scenarios that scream “Plus ‘Barbie.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

It was a feisty move by Burger King, whose $11.1 billion in annual U.S. sales are dwarfed by the No. 1 chain McDonald’s $55.1 billion, according to market-research firm Technomic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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

He was everything Alex had ever wished for, fun and feisty and full of mischief.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers