pluckier; pluckiest
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Bachata played faintly, with plucky notes from the guitar cutting through cows' grunts.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Each of those films also features a plucky, diminutive hero who succeeds in the face of naysayers—an easy figure for any kid watching to root for.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
While a double-digit seed in the Sweet 16 is nothing to scoff at, the Longhorns are hardly a plucky underdog given their track record as a program this century.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
Serve this plucky spritz to a crowd of pals.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Each of those films also features a plucky, diminutive hero who succeeds in the face of naysayers—an easy figure for any kid watching to root for.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
While a double-digit seed in the Sweet 16 is nothing to scoff at, the Longhorns are hardly a plucky underdog given their track record as a program this century.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
Serve this plucky spritz to a crowd of pals.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
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 1 Apr. 2026.
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