Example Sentences

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He runs around the court with a puppyish enthusiasm, a huge smile never far from his face.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Suddenly, Jerry’s wide-eyed optimism, wrapped in a puppyish wonderment, was a matter of orientation and generation alike.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

In truth, his performance was more puppyish than puckish.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2023

“He had a puppyish energy that alarmed her,” Gleichman and Blackett write.

From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2021

He felt Frolic stir and turn in his light puppyish slumber, probably dreaming of birds and chipmunks to chase.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry