pluckier; pluckiest
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The Cubs are just a plucky wild-card team, after all.
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025
And the beloved blockbuster Titanic, now nearly 30 years old, guarantees that he will forever be cemented in our collective consciousness as the plucky Jack.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
That the Broncos are plucky, but not ready for primetime.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
What are two plucky boys to do?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025
And the beloved blockbuster Titanic, now nearly 30 years old, guarantees that he will forever be cemented in our collective consciousness as the plucky Jack.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
That the Broncos are plucky, but not ready for primetime.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
What are two plucky boys to do?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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