spunkier; spunkiest
Examples of spunky in a Sentence
a spunky determination to make the best of a bad situation
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The movie saw Fraser as treasure hunter who travels to Egypt in the 1920s with a spunky librarian, played by Weisz, only to accidentally awaken a supernaturally powerful high priest.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
The restaurant now has a spunky logo and a front patio.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
The zoo added Lois had a strong will and a spunky personality and loved snacks and attention.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Ben Savage as Cory Matthews As the titular boy in Boy Meets World, Savage played the spunky, baseball-loving Cory, a well-meaning kid who sometimes found himself in sticky situations.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
The restaurant now has a spunky logo and a front patio.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
The zoo added Lois had a strong will and a spunky personality and loved snacks and attention.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Ben Savage as Cory Matthews As the titular boy in Boy Meets World, Savage played the spunky, baseball-loving Cory, a well-meaning kid who sometimes found himself in sticky situations.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spunky
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“Spunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spunky. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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