spunkier; spunkiest
Examples of spunky in a Sentence
a spunky determination to make the best of a bad situation
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Several creators have reintroduced their audiences to the aesthetic, either through spunky explainers or by paying creative homage to the style.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Throughout the late ’90s and early 2000s, Mel B’s style was bold, spunky, and flirtatious.
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With her spunky, outgoing nature, Li’Niaha loves making new friends at daycare to play with.
—The Star, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
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—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Throughout the late ’90s and early 2000s, Mel B’s style was bold, spunky, and flirtatious.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 21 May 2025
With her spunky, outgoing nature, Li’Niaha loves making new friends at daycare to play with.
—The Star, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
Moto Moto, run by the spunky Rashida (Arica Jackson) and emceed by the exuberant Ahmed (Nick Rashad Burroughs) becomes a hotbed of heterogeneity (there’s even a shaman) in a culture that is otherwise intolerant of mixing.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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“Spunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spunky. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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