How to Use plucky in a Sentence

plucky

adjective
  • What are two plucky boys to do?
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Serve this plucky spritz to a crowd of pals.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Hey, don’t count out the plucky Bears.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The time when plucky wannabe tech titans could do no wrong is gone.
    — The Economist, 17 Mar. 2018
  • The Cubs are just a plucky wild-card team, after all.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025
  • A lot has changed since Koepp was the plucky new kid on the backlot.
    — Darryn King, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
  • The style is just as flattering, with twice the plucky skate rat ‘tude.
    — Liza Corsillo, GQ, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Some plucky souls jump over the fires as a way of ensuring good luck and health.
    — National Geographic, 20 June 2019
  • This isn’t a plucky 250 trying to punch above its weight.
    — New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2026
  • But there are some plucky and/or nasty folks waiting on those shores who can and will find ways to stop them.
    — Joshua Tucker, Washington Post, 15 July 2017
  • Given the draw is so wide open, why not go for the plucky teenager thrilling his home crowd?
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • It’s been a decent summer so far for plucky British gumshoes.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 30 June 2026
  • That the Broncos are plucky, but not ready for primetime.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
  • And the major tech firms can no longer plausibly pass as plucky start-ups.
    — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 12 June 2020
  • Werth was quick to play down the idea that his plucky team was doing anything heroic.
    — Hereward Holland, National Geographic, 12 Sep. 2016
  • The plucky lead melody, bright and piercing, lingers in the air like a fond memory.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 8 July 2022
  • Two plucky young wingers with a veteran centre.
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The plucky roadster remains tiny, lightweight, and rear-wheel drive.
    — Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver, 18 May 2023
  • The Clippers wouldn’t be viewed as a plucky little team anymore.
    — Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Hampered with a leg injury, the plucky Alex gets to be the damsel in distress.
    — Katie Walsh, kansascity, 5 Oct. 2017
  • The baseball world has moved right along, leaving behind our plucky Lads.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Nov. 2017
  • The plucky blue tank engine doesn’t appear in the debut story.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Now and again, a catchy country or plucky pop song from Swift really hits the spot.
    — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 6 May 2018
  • But that’s more because of the top of the sport than any issue with the plucky underdogs.
    — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But in a twist, the plucky survivors in the fiery aftermath proved to be ferns and hardy, ground-dwelling birds.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 May 2018
  • Mid palate a swirl of fruit and plucky acidity and a touch of tannins and a plush lush creamy finish.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Over the years, several plucky, beasty sportsters have punched way above their weight classes.
    — ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Bachata played faintly, with plucky notes from the guitar cutting through cows' grunts.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Of course the plucky bunch won, 1-0, with their only shot on goal in the tournament.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
  • None of this is to suggest that the Red Sox are plucky underdogs.
    — Jared Diamond, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2021

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