spunkier; spunkiest
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a spunky determination to make the best of a bad situation
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Set in 1987, Curves follows Ana, the spunky teenage daughter of Mexican immigrants, who begrudgingly works at her family’s dress factory in East Los Angeles, but has big dreams of her own.
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Caitlin Brody, Glamour, 23 June 2025
More spunky than saccharine, Elio spends most of the film wearing a bandage over a black eye.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
But in January 2021, Hurley watched as her usually spunky youngest daughter began experiencing nose bleeds and prolonged bouts of lethargy.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 15 June 2025
Several creators have reintroduced their audiences to the aesthetic, either through spunky explainers or by paying creative homage to the style.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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Caitlin Brody, Glamour, 23 June 2025
More spunky than saccharine, Elio spends most of the film wearing a bandage over a black eye.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
But in January 2021, Hurley watched as her usually spunky youngest daughter began experiencing nose bleeds and prolonged bouts of lethargy.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 15 June 2025
Several creators have reintroduced their audiences to the aesthetic, either through spunky explainers or by paying creative homage to the style.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.
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