Example Sentences

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He lent the show the same perkiness that buoyed his previous efforts, albeit with an appropriation addition of earnestness.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2025

All beauty pageant charm and perkiness, Crystal is like a Beth Henley character infused with a few drops of Martin McDonagh’s deranged fierceness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

Just keep a freezer-proof zipper top bag on the counter while you are cooking and add them to the bag, along with herbs that have lost their perkiness.

From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2023

Often, it’s as benign as someone forcing undue perkiness.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022

We had nearly completed the first part of our adventure, so there was a certain home-stretch perkiness in our steps.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson