Example Sentences

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But without his puppyish energy, Take That were on borrowed time.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Suddenly, Jerry’s wide-eyed optimism, wrapped in a puppyish wonderment, was a matter of orientation and generation alike.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

She catches the eye of 15-year-old Gary, who approaches her with an unnerving mix of puppyish adoration and glib confidence.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021

As Reed’s biographer Anthony DeCurtis puts it: “People who met them together and expected the fearsome Lou Reed were struck by how puppyish he could be around her.”

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2021

He felt Frolic stir and turn in his light puppyish slumber, probably dreaming of birds and chipmunks to chase.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry