spunk

Example Sentences

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Lorelai’s spunk is presented as a secret to her success: Having been a teen mom, she drips with “up by your bootstraps” energy.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2025

“Coastal Funk” brings together work by Robert Arneson, one of funk’s godfathers, and contemporary artists keeping the spunk of funk alive.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024

She was a successful writer in New York City with an impossibly expensive wardrobe, a singular style, good friends and a lot of spunk.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Indeed, Kansara plays Ria with spunk and a youthful vigor that makes it hard not to reminisce on one's own adolescent years.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2023

You want one with spunk but at the same time ain’t too stubborn.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson