punky

Example Sentences

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Over 15 years, their LPs have flitted between genres with insouciant musicianship, pulling from punky scuzz, regal soul, krautrock, electro-funk and psychedelia.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

"Signed a hundred NDAs but I still say something," she snarls with punky brio over an Oh Mickey drumbeat.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

And the untamed, punky energy of People was the only number where the band were really allowed to cut loose.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

Sobule’s self-titled album also spawned the punky “Supermodel,” which was featured on the soundtrack of that year’s hit “Clueless” movie.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

There’s a group at Columbia that meets Sunday afternoons to jam on this punky fake jazz everyone’s into.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García