Example Sentences

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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

In truth, his performance was more puppyish than puckish.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2023

Tom Curry's head-on-head collision with Juan Cruz Mallia - more puppyish enthusiasm than bully-boy aggression - put England a man down.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2023

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

The Incorrigibles batted at their ears in puppyish disbelief, an old habit that only popped up at moments of extreme confusion.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood