plucky

Example Sentences

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Cristiano Ronaldo, meanwhile, says Sir Alex Ferguson told him to cut out the step-overs when he was a plucky youngster at Manchester United baiting Premier League full-backs.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In the 1960s and early ’70s, she is a plucky striver; in later decades, she is another famous author—book tours, awards, hobnobbing with luminaries, Democratic politics, remodeling homes in tony enclaves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

And though the devastation wrought by last year’s fire was unprecedented in its scale, the Schneiders remain optimistic about the future of their beloved enclave and its plucky local paper.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Time and time again on “Parks and Recreation,” the intrepid and plucky Leslie cut through legislative red tape and won over her enemies, and the ones she couldn’t persuade always looked like cold-hearted fools.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026

The Slow Club is playing, a band I like, all plucky and bittersweet and kind of offbeat.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven