How to Use spunk in a Sentence

spunk

noun

• That little girl has a lot of spunk.
• Still, the Sharks showed some late spunk, which pleased their coach.
  — USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2018
• Don't let her age fool you, this sweet girl has all the charm and spunk of a younger kitty.
  — Susan Green, OregonLive.com, 8 Aug. 2017
• The girl who had no choice but to develop grit and spunk, to look out for herself.
  — Jessica Knoll, Time, 31 May 2018
• Most props that promise to lunge and jump end up moving with the spunk of a tortoise in a race.
  — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2021
• Call it a sassy slice of spunk to an otherwise standard getup.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2018
• She will be remembered for her candor and spunk and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
  — Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 Dec. 2017
• Each design also has its own energy and spunk!
  — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
• Peabody is an eight-year-old Boston Terrier with a lot of spunk.
  — Susan Green, OregonLive.com, 9 Jan. 2018
• For a while, McCarthy and Chelmsford’s spunk kept them in the game.
  — Josh Schafer, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2018
• Kathryn Newton displays spunk and style as the mischievous Amy.
  — Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 May 2018
• The small four-door hatchback was comfortable on the highway and attacked curves with spunk.
  — Tom Voelk, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
• And while Troy may have been into basketball, Ricky comes with a bit more spunk.
  — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 22 Mar. 2019
• Gradually, the bichon warmed up and began to show some spunk.
  — Michael Rubinkam, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2018
• Not only is there a spunk to our efforts, but often positive change result[s].
  — Teen Vogue, 2 Aug. 2019
• Sydel is the baby of the three Curry kids, with her father’s eyes and her mother’s spunk.
  — Marcus Thompson Ii, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2017
• Yet, even at 90 years old, the Hall of Fame manager still does not want for spunk.
  — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2017
• Their spunk must taste like the black mayonnaise that’s scooped up from the bottom of the Gowanus Canal.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2021
• The Giants are a wild card, clearly short on talent but a team that could flash some early spunk and then ride its wave.
  — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 28 June 2020
• Mary Shellman first showed her spunk on the fateful day of Corbit’s Charge.
  — Frank Batavick, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 June 2021
• The Beavers showed some spunk last year in upsetting rival Oregon.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2021
• Animal-print chairs maintain a bit of spunk in the now bright, airy rooms, as do ornate dark wood bedside tables.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
• Stars embraced glitz and glamour—a Cannes signature—but infused their looks with a sense of spunk.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 May 2022
• Torns lives up to her billing as the star of the show, bringing equal parts vulnerability and spunk to the role of Jenna.
  — cleveland, 1 June 2022
• Is this the point at which the Suns are patted on their heads, complimented for their spunk and sent along their way into the off-season?
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 22 May 2021
• Goncalves plays Cucu, a middle schooler with spunk who was the life of the party back home and is trying figure out her place in this new life.
  — Rodrigo Cid, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022
• Douglas has some spunk, fitting for a franchise whose fan base hasn’t seen its team in the playoffs since the 2010 season.
  — Dennis Waszak Jr., courant.com, 7 Sep. 2020
• Full of spirit and sass, Gertie has more than once been compared with the queen of spunk, Ramona Quimby.
  — Carrie Rollwagon, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2016
• But Sallie returns nine years later ready to fight for her place in the family, and there's a lot of spunk in Sallie yet.
  — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 5 Dec. 2022
• The Cards showed copious spunk in the second half of last season, even if their efforts didn’t always translate to the win column.
  — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2020