punchy

Example Sentences

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The show is punchy but generally upbeat about technology and the people who make it.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

"Planet Earth is being pushed beyond its limits. Every key climate indicator is flashing red," he warned, in a typically punchy video address.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Hydrating, bright and occasionally punchy, it makes a surprisingly satisfying soda or seltzer replacement.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

By then I expect these punchy little runabouts will be cherished as classics of the era, the twilight of the petrol gods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

A punchy musk, stronger than the perfume in the magazines.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds