perkier; perkiest
Examples of perky in a Sentence
He hasn't been his perky self lately.
She drove around in a perky little car.
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Her perky protagonist notably navigated a romantic relationship with vampire Bill Compton and explored the roots of her own fairy ancestry.
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Smith, who is a global ambassador for Dior Beauty, sat front row at the spring/summer 2026 womenswear show—alongside fellow ambassadors Anya Taylor-Joy and Blackpink's Jisoo—wearing head-to-toe Dior and a high, multi-layered updo that began with braids and ended in a perky pile of waves.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
McDermott skillfully deploys Valley Girl upspeak to ends both disturbingly perky and just straight disturbing.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Becky is perky and cheerful to the point of being obnoxious, which sometimes irks Robin.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Smith, who is a global ambassador for Dior Beauty, sat front row at the spring/summer 2026 womenswear show—alongside fellow ambassadors Anya Taylor-Joy and Blackpink's Jisoo—wearing head-to-toe Dior and a high, multi-layered updo that began with braids and ended in a perky pile of waves.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
McDermott skillfully deploys Valley Girl upspeak to ends both disturbingly perky and just straight disturbing.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Becky is perky and cheerful to the point of being obnoxious, which sometimes irks Robin.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perky
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“Perky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perky. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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