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

Smug, as we use it as a synonym for conceited or self-righteous, emerged from its earlier sense of “neat and trim,” which is exactly the ideal of a pert bump.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

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

If you use a globe eggplant, make sure it’s fresh — it should be heavy, firm and pert, with taut, shiny skin — to ensure it won’t be too bitter.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2021

“I am still not talking to you,” said Liza Hempstock’s voice, proud as a peacock and pert as a sparrow.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman