Example Sentences

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And already Thornberry has been punchily critical of the government, in just one post on social media.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

Let’s face it: Seeing a Silicon Valley’s high-flier brought down a peg or further is a guilty pleasure, and the story of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ spectacular fall is punchily told.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022

Witnesses with no formal role in the administration have defied Congress, too – at times rather punchily.

From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2019

Ekaterina Gubanova was a burnished Brangäne, Evgeny Nikitin a punchily affecting Kurwenal.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2016

At the end of such vividly drawn, punchily told episodes, it's hard not to feel like you've been on a journey with the man, even though the man has nothing to do with it.

From Chicago Tribune • Feb. 2, 2011