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In May we watched the plucky male wren carry building materials up to the simple box, then figure out how to get a five-inch twig through a 1¼-inch hole.

To many, Pittsburgh is still very much the plucky but troubled city reeling from the deindustrialization of the 70s and 80s, as the factory and industry jobs that formed its foundation moved out of town and shipped overseas.

Now the plucky, anonymous 11-time national champions hope to be the latest First Four winner to make a spirited tournament run.

If you live in a city but are looking for a plucky little adventuremobile that can, you’ll want the Bronco Sport, which starts at $26,820.

The two haulers below—one a plucky Ford pickup and the other an all-terrain Jeep—may be more exciting than my Bonneville beast, but they’re just as sensible.

Joey was strong, resourceful, plucky, goofy, and vulnerable—and, of course, you hoped she would pick Pacey over Dawson.

True, the story contains no sex scenes and no swearing, and its protagonists, other than Skink, are two plucky teenagers.

Plucky Costa Rica upsets vaunted Uruguay, as Italy outsmarts England.

But then, excepting Strike and his plucky assistant, Robin, almost no one in this story is particularly nice.

But on a plucky Jewish mayor, ripping through a comeback tour?

Shouting to his two plucky assistants to come back, Frank called out to Chumru and bade him join them.

Good sport is expected; because they all say a plucky fellow like you is certain to lead into new and difficult places.

They are plucky fellows, and would be powerful allies; but I suspect that you will have some difficulty in managing them.

Poor Williams,” said Duncan, as they went out of school, “how very plucky of you not to cry.

Its rider, bending low in the saddle, was sending the plucky little beast along at a furious gallop.

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On this page you'll find 54 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to plucky, such as: courageous, gutsy, heroic, spirited, spunky, and valiant.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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