as in graceful
moving easily
an older woman who's still surprisingly spry
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Recent Examples of spry
The legs look as spry as fudge and twice as sweet.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
Terror seemed much too spry and healthy to just suddenly die.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
The Suns don’t have an answer for a spry Porzingis.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
The typical general-election voter is a spry 52, but in primary elections, which decide the majority of political contests, that number rises to 59.
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Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for spry
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
Terror seemed much too spry and healthy to just suddenly die.
—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
The Suns don’t have an answer for a spry Porzingis.
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
The typical general-election voter is a spry 52, but in primary elections, which decide the majority of political contests, that number rises to 59.
—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for spry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spry
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Their beauty also shapes traditional dance in Rwanda, with graceful movements performed by women who extend their arms to mimic the cows’ horns.
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The graceful trailing stems and showy flowers of climbing hydrangeas (Hydrangea anomala) look beautiful growing on pergolas and fences.
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The brands that successfully thread the needle, by embracing the immense power of AI while remaining agile amid shifting regulatory mandates, will be the ones that succeed.
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Smaller, more agile pipelines replace massive warehousing operations.
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“Spry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spry. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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