Random word

Get to know Plucky better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like gutsy or gutless.

Rare word

Plucky in a sentence

Plucky meaning

Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.

Synonyms of Plucky

Using Plucky

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.
  • Useful related words include: gutsy, gutless, feisty, spunky.
  • In the example corpus, plucky often appears in combinations such as: the plucky, this plucky, of plucky.

Context around Plucky

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Plucky

  • In this selection, "plucky" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, business, half, percussion, account, cats and comedian stand out and add context to how "plucky" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bell s plucky 21 mile and by a plucky people marked. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "plucky" sits close to words such as abbasid, abdicate and adapters, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with plucky

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Arsenal will finish a plucky but ultimately quite distant second. (10 words)

Plucky former councillor Kila Garum is not your average type of man. (12 words)

They were reminded, incessantly, that the plucky Rockets crash the glass hard. (12 words)

You're probably still digesting that brutal finale that capped off a season packed full of widespread emotional devastation — but once the dust has settled, an inevitable question comes rising from the fungal ashes: What's next for our plucky duo? (41 words)

They include Ashleigh Crystal Hairston as Babs, David Errigo Jr. as Hampton and Plucky, Candi Milo as Granny, Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd, and Jeff Bergman as Bugs, Sylvester, and Foghorn Leghorn. (35 words)

At Boughton Oval on Saturday, September 7, his son played centre as the Boars produced an almost perfect second half to subdue the plucky Roos en route to in front of their euphoric home supporters. (35 words)

You're probably still digesting that brutal finale that capped off a season packed full of widespread emotional devastation — but once the dust has settled, an inevitable question comes rising from the fungal ashes: What's next for our plucky duo? (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

And eleven-year-old Oskar Bell's plucky 21-mile sponsored walk effort scored with supporters who helped him smash a fundraising target and net almost £2000 for the cause.

Delivering a plucky account, Castleford then hit back through winger Elliot Wallis, who finished out wide, but the game continued to lack a spark.

Heavy favourites to advance, the Lions had everything thrown at them in Saturday night’s preliminary final by the plucky Cats at their Springfield headquarters.

His co-workers are also on the fringes of show business: plucky comedian Casey (), dippy ex-actor Constance (Lynch), embittered sci-fi writer Roman (Martin Starr) and himbo-ish actor-musician Kyle (Ryan Hansen).

In the second half, plucky rover Manueli Maisamoa opened the scoring followed by a double from veteran forward Sevuloni Mocenacagi and halfback Pilipo Bukayaro with the conversions going over.

It's not so much a sonic reinvention as a natural evolution, and its digitized percussion, plucky guitar work and ping-ponging vocal hooks make it one of their most indelibly catchy songs.

Not only did the plucky plumber star in one of the biggest movie hits of 2023, but he also got his magic mushroom on in one of the best-reviewed games of the year.

Plucky former councillor Kila Garum is not your average type of man.

Advertentie

They include Ashleigh Crystal Hairston as Babs, David Errigo Jr. as Hampton and Plucky, Candi Milo as Granny, Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd, and Jeff Bergman as Bugs, Sylvester, and Foghorn Leghorn.

They were reminded, incessantly, that the plucky Rockets crash the glass hard.

Yes, the Tile Pro is a great luggage tracker, but calling it a luggage tracker is really selling this plucky little device short.

You're probably still digesting that brutal finale that capped off a season packed full of widespread emotional devastation — but once the dust has settled, an inevitable question comes rising from the fungal ashes: What's next for our plucky duo?

Arsenal will finish a plucky but ultimately quite distant second.

At Boughton Oval on Saturday, September 7, his son played centre as the Boars produced an almost perfect second half to subdue the plucky Roos en route to in front of their euphoric home supporters.

If not, that means the plucky Purple Aces of Evansville will have pulled off one of the great upsets in college baseball history.

Instead, this offers less scatology and more of a rare look at what the plucky car maker was up to in the eighties, strangely enough, more than two decades after Trevor Wilkinson left the company.

It's over 15 years since that infamous May day in B6 when an fan unfurled a plucky banner poking fun at plunge into the Championship.

It was seen as an underdog country, central to the Judeo-Christian tradition, turned into an unlikely success story by a plucky people marked by the devastation of the Holocaust.

Jordan is the young, plucky star who has worked hard and is an athletic marvel.

Mike purchased the plucky Fiesta for just £4,000 after negotiating down from the seller’s £5,000 price tag.

Advertentie

Common combinations with plucky

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "plucky" in a sentence?
An example: "And eleven-year-old Oskar Bell's plucky 21-mile sponsored walk effort scored with supporters who helped him smash a fundraising target and net almost £2000 for the cause." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "plucky" from authentic English texts.
What does "plucky" mean?
Plucky means: Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.
What are synonyms of "plucky"?
Common synonyms of "plucky" include: gutsy, gutless, feisty, spunky, spirited.
How many example sentences with "plucky" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "plucky", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.