pluckier; pluckiest
Examples of plucky in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Of the 29 exhibitors and project spaces, there is a large number of local and international talent, with a mix of plucky newcomers and top-tier galleries including P.P.O.W. and Sprüth Magers.
—
Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 Feb. 2025
On top of that, the bifurcated score underlines the film’s identity crisis, oscillating between plucky guitar compositions from Andrew Simon McAllister better suited to a buddy-cop comedy and smooth, synth-heavy instrumentals from Mono Town that align more with a sleek spy flick.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
But Vera’s story, framed to negligible effect by her 50th birthday party (where she’s played by Susanne Wolff), is told almost like a teen-emancipation caper comedy about a plucky high school senior driven by her daddy issues to succeed.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
Language learning app Duolingo killed off its plucky mascot, Duo the owl, this week — creating a social media marketing moment that may have more sticking power than recent Super Bowl ads.
—April Rubin, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plucky
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 Feb. 2025
On top of that, the bifurcated score underlines the film’s identity crisis, oscillating between plucky guitar compositions from Andrew Simon McAllister better suited to a buddy-cop comedy and smooth, synth-heavy instrumentals from Mono Town that align more with a sleek spy flick.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
But Vera’s story, framed to negligible effect by her 50th birthday party (where she’s played by Susanne Wolff), is told almost like a teen-emancipation caper comedy about a plucky high school senior driven by her daddy issues to succeed.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
Language learning app Duolingo killed off its plucky mascot, Duo the owl, this week — creating a social media marketing moment that may have more sticking power than recent Super Bowl ads.
—April Rubin, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plucky
Cite this Entry
“Plucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plucky. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share