Example Sentences

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The audience is jollied along by Veneziale with polite puckishness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2022

His voice is a little raspier than it once was, but that signature puckishness is fully intact.

From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2020

Barry’s offbeat juxtapositions take some getting used to, which may explain why its debut season focused so heavily on establishing its tonal puckishness and its own version of L.A.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2019

The line between puckishness and principle blurred in due time.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2017

The site’s puckishness made it famous, but its loose, unconventional standards could get it into trouble.

From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2017