pluckiness
- a word derived from plucky.
Example Sentences
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Combined with the warmth of ginger and the pluckiness of traditional African spices, the bitter and sweet flavors of Red Drink were a liquid love letter in remembrance of a distant homeland.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2022
The early buzz was all lucky-duck pluckiness: We can make the entire thing a signature green space!
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2018
Gaga isn’t much like any of them: She’s more like Liza Minnelli, who channeled some of her mother’s fragility but tempered it with pluckiness.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2018
However much you might empathize with the pluckiness of Arya Stark, sympathize with the travails of her sister Sansa, or lament the loss of their brother Robb, their world has no place in ours.
From Salon ● May 1, 2016
She could not, however, keep back the indignation from her innocent young voice; and this indignation, being a sure sign in his mind of pluckiness, greatly delighted her companion.
From Sue, A Little Heroine by Meade, L. T.
