pluck
Example Sentences
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If Bezos had any of that pluck, we certainly would not be reading about the Post’s pending demise.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026
Taking on the trial bar requires pluck, but it can also pay dividends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
They were too negative and too reliant on Salah or Omar Marmoush to pluck a moment of magic out of very little service.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
Farmers, who start adjusting their sleep schedules ahead of time, often work through the night to pluck the grapes from their leafy abodes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
“Were that my heart was a goji berry, I would pluck it and give it to them as well.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing pluck
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by W.B. Yeats
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The Magician's Nephew
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