perky
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A hundred years of perky boosterism were being obliterated by smog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
To those viewers, she was indistinguishable from Laura Petrie, everybody’s favorite perky wife on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” and they couldn’t get over the thought of Laura divorcing Van Dyke’s charming, devoted Rob.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
As long as oranges are in season, take advantage of their perky perfume by stirring a few tablespoons of zest into the mix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Not far behind is her perky - and unusual - cover of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
On her feet were large, unfamiliar shoes—white with the hint of a heel, and laces tied in big, perky bows.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
"He's getting perkier and his injured eye looks better," Ms Smith said.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2024
The situation evokes both Jean-Paul Sartre’s “No Exit,” where hell is defined as other people, and a perkier than usual episode of “The Twilight Zone.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
However, we prefer a perkier, sweeter start to our day in the form of this simple Meyer lemon tart.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2021
“The stronger and more toned the underlying muscles are, the perkier your breasts will be,” said Mr. Kirsch, who owns the Madison Square Club in New York.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2014
“When you get to feeling perkier, I promise to buy you any flavor soda you want!”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
The perkiest - by far - turned out to be the 90-year-old election guru so they did the obvious thing and popped him on set.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2022
But these touches, not to mention the many needle drops from the era’s perkiest pop and soul, seem hardly necessary when Rylance’s shuffling, quirky brand of distracted optimism is its own engine of folksy positivity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
The composite purchasing managers’ index, a measure of business activity in which a reading above 50 indicates growth, stood at 59.5 in July, the perkiest since records began in 1998.
From Economist ● Aug. 8, 2013
Michelle Delamor: And speaking of perky, here comes the perkiest of them all.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2010
And once everyone was milling around and chatting, Roz began speaking in her perkiest voice.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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