spunkiness
- a word derived from spunky.
Example Sentences
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Reid says, “Besides Riley’s spunkiness and sass, I loved the care she has for Ellie.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Really, though, between Johansson’s appealing groundedness, Bell’s hard-working aggression, Glazer’s woker-than-thou spunkiness and Kravitz’s playful allure, the casting is frankly the least of the movie’s problems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2017
If its heroine, despite her spunkiness, is a little milquetoasty, at least she doesn’t pine for a guy—though how dumb is it that in 2016 we still have to compliment a kids’ movie for that?
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2016
Gigi’s spunkiness is there to see, but her vulnerability and ardor are mostly missing in action.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2015
"It's been a very fluid and interesting week," she says, with a spunkiness only partly masked by exhaustion.
From Time Magazine Archive
