pertness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertness
Noun
  • Two interesting examples of insects that need goldenrods are the goldenrod gall fly and the goldenrod gall moth.
    Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
  • This crisis has shown us which world leaders will not only consent to this genocide, but brutally discipline their populations for having the gall to question it.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The volume and nature of the meows immediately struck a nerve with viewers, who recognized the sound of separation anxiety and loneliness.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This drug blocks those signals, so the nerves have a better chance to regrow.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The series follows the fictional Holliday, a former star whose arrogance burned every bridge.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Blenkin told Variety in September 2025 that his character's laughter comes from arrogance.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That the same actor who communicated infuriating brashness in Challengers and louche swindler energy in La Chimera is able to nail it with a character of such disarming sincerity in Dead Man is worthy of more than just passing notice.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Pertness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertness. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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