plucky
Example Sentences
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It also praised the "plucky" display by the US, "who people thought had come to Rome as whipping boys but in fact have gone off the pitch with a very respectable score".
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
A plucky wolf known as OR-7 traveled into California from Oregon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
And Alison is the kind of plucky heroine who teases her lover about his research: “Lost treasures, haunted priories, secret maps? I think I saw that movie once.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Practically everywhere you look, there’s Meryl Streep’s fictional editrix-in-chief, Miranda Priestly, and Anne Hathaway’s plucky assistant-turned-editor, Andy Sachs, ready for their second big-screen outing few were asking for but everyone will watch.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
“Read this! Those plucky women are going after the legislature now!”
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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A Doll's House
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Lyddie
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