pert

Example Sentences

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Boonbunchachoke’s strange and funny script is constructed of multiple nesting stories, like how my own vacuum pops out a pert little dustbuster that really digs into the cracks.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Carr’s choreography is more playful, alternately reflecting the appealing and distressing sides of amateur energy, getting its punch from hard-shoe solos, like one by the pert and crisp Kendal Griffler.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2022

Where sunshine pooled, I found boulders to rest on; once I watched a pert red fox nose patches of frozen earth.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2021

Because the berries were never cooked, the flavor was pert and raw, reminiscent of strawberry shortcake.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2021

She was sort of sagging into the couch and the remote in her hand wasn’t quite as pert.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx