spunkier; spunkiest
Examples of spunky in a Sentence
a spunky determination to make the best of a bad situation
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The service Expect friendly, warm service from the spunky staff, plus a sense of freedom to do your thing.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
Stanford was credited with a 5-0 victory over Pepperdine in the quarterfinals and 5-0 victory over spunky Eastern Michigan in the semifinal.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Stressing the omnipresent influence of the Portuguese colonizers, chorizo cooks with red kidney beans and black-eyed peas in a spunky chile-vinegar tomato sauce in a Goan adaptation of Brazilian feijoada.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
The Boroughs follows a group of spunky people living in an upscale retirement community.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
Stanford was credited with a 5-0 victory over Pepperdine in the quarterfinals and 5-0 victory over spunky Eastern Michigan in the semifinal.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Stressing the omnipresent influence of the Portuguese colonizers, chorizo cooks with red kidney beans and black-eyed peas in a spunky chile-vinegar tomato sauce in a Goan adaptation of Brazilian feijoada.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
The Boroughs follows a group of spunky people living in an upscale retirement community.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Spunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spunky. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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