pluckier; pluckiest
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The plucky, upstart Pistons looked like the veteran team.
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Boston continues to fight through bumps and bruises to take care of business, winning Game 4 107-98 over a plucky Magic squad.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Montgomery was standing on the sidelines at Albertsons Stadium watching a plucky freshman bounce off about six would-be tacklers before drifting out of bounds.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2025
Zimmerman is in his power-ballad sweet spot, growling about a breakup over a plucky guitar riff.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Boston continues to fight through bumps and bruises to take care of business, winning Game 4 107-98 over a plucky Magic squad.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Montgomery was standing on the sidelines at Albertsons Stadium watching a plucky freshman bounce off about six would-be tacklers before drifting out of bounds.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2025
Zimmerman is in his power-ballad sweet spot, growling about a breakup over a plucky guitar riff.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plucky
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“Plucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plucky. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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