punchy

Example Sentences

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A Pulitzer Prize winner for “Between Riverside and Crazy,” he writes punchy dialogue and specializes in characters scraping by on the margins of New York life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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

The venerable Bay Area punk band Green Day also put in a characteristically punchy mini-set meant to mark the Super Bowl’s 60th anniversary.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

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

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds