pluckier; pluckiest
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Hey, don’t count out the plucky Bears.
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
What are two plucky boys to do?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Some make their protagonists anti-heroes, some craft plucky non-professional detectives to solve crimes.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
These artists no doubt saw themselves in the plucky perspective that Swift’s lyrics conveyed.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
What are two plucky boys to do?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Some make their protagonists anti-heroes, some craft plucky non-professional detectives to solve crimes.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
These artists no doubt saw themselves in the plucky perspective that Swift’s lyrics conveyed.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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