pertness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertness
Noun
  • Ignoring the reason Fernandes Anderson won’t be back to join her former colleagues made for some moments of head-smacking irony and sheer gall.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025
  • Queen, not yet a high school upperclassman, showed some gall.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • King has been out since mid-May with a nerve impingement near his right shoulder and is essentially in build-up mode.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • The researchers employed a range of advanced laboratory techniques to investigate nerve regeneration.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Putin’s arrogance in wanting total Ukrainian surrender could prove his downfall, if only Trump sticks to his position.
    Daniel Fried, Time, 15 July 2025
  • The arrogance wasn’t hers alone; many people have tried to assign the Tully monster a place in the tree of life since it was first discovered 70 years ago.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2025
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“Pertness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertness. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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