plucky

The two haulers below—one a plucky Ford pickup and the other an all-terrain Jeep—may be more exciting than my Bonneville beast, but they’re just as sensible.

Joey was strong, resourceful, plucky, goofy, and vulnerable—and, of course, you hoped she would pick Pacey over Dawson.

True, the story contains no sex scenes and no swearing, and its protagonists, other than Skink, are two plucky teenagers.

Plucky Costa Rica upsets vaunted Uruguay, as Italy outsmarts England.

But then, excepting Strike and his plucky assistant, Robin, almost no one in this story is particularly nice.

But on a plucky Jewish mayor, ripping through a comeback tour?

Shouting to his two plucky assistants to come back, Frank called out to Chumru and bade him join them.

Good sport is expected; because they all say a plucky fellow like you is certain to lead into new and difficult places.

They are plucky fellows, and would be powerful allies; but I suspect that you will have some difficulty in managing them.

Poor Williams,” said Duncan, as they went out of school, “how very plucky of you not to cry.

Its rider, bending low in the saddle, was sending the plucky little beast along at a furious gallop.