Get to know Spunky better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like spirited or brave.
Spunky in a sentence
Spunky meaning
- Spirited or plucky.
- Pertaining to or like spunk (semen).
- Stained with semen.
Using Spunky
- The main meaning on this page is: Spirited or plucky. | Pertaining to or like spunk (semen). | Stained with semen.
- Useful related words include: spirited, brave, mettlesome, gritty.
- In the example corpus, spunky often appears in combinations such as: and spunky, with spunky, spunky and.
Context around Spunky
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spunky
- In this selection, "spunky" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, outlaw, dog, hip, personality and funky stand out and add context to how "spunky" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a spunky arkansas defense and a spunky schoolgirl sonoda. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spunky" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spunky
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I was a spunky, smart-assed kid. (7 words)
A spunky Arkansas defense will get tested by the A&M offense. (12 words)
This seems minor, but here goes: My granddaughter is 11. She is spunky and smart. (15 words)
The series, which premiered on Nickelodeon in 1993, centered on Rocko, a long-suffering wallaby with an overbite and a loud shirt; his dog, Spunky; and Rocko’s friends: a bloated steer named Heffer, and an anxious turtle named Filburt. (40 words)
For extra punch and panache, White integrates animated sequences based on the work of the German artist and graphic novelist Reinhard Kleist, illustrated with a spunky in-your-face style that gels with the film and its subjects beautifully. (39 words)
In the quarter-finals on Thursday, Mary had secured a comfortable 5-0 victory against Thailand’s Jutamas Jitpong, a spunky boxer who kept the veteran on her toes with an aggressive approach but just did not connect enough. (39 words)
So Levy raises the point: If a few negative words could affect someone as strong and spunky as her grandmother, what were age stereotypes doing to us as a country? (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
For extra punch and panache, White integrates animated sequences based on the work of the German artist and graphic novelist Reinhard Kleist, illustrated with a spunky in-your-face style that gels with the film and its subjects beautifully.
This seems minor, but here goes: My granddaughter is 11. She is spunky and smart.
Even Steve Bannon wrote his share of failed movie scripts and a spunky hip-hop musical.
Patrillo praised the senior leadership provided by Outlaw, spunky point guard Drexel Lewis III and Luke Arone.
So Levy raises the point: If a few negative words could affect someone as strong and spunky as her grandmother, what were age stereotypes doing to us as a country?
The 2025 Volvo XC40 is a well-rounded choice with a spunky personality and decent features for the money.
The soulful shouts of front woman Sandra Yau give extra depth to the record’s spunky, funky songs, and Clickbait celebrate the LP by headlining the Empty Bottle on Monday, August 5, to cap their first tour.
This spunky place brings to life the community around it, welcoming kids to play outside.
A spunky Arkansas defense will get tested by the A&M offense.
In 1984 she was the founding publisher of The Washington Weekly, a spunky but short-lived publication that covered politics and culture in the nation’s capital.
Spunky senior Edna Cretney, 95, salutes her friends who dropped by outside to ensure physical distancing on her birthday in Forest Glade on May 19, 2020.
The vibrant and spunky protagonist from the animated classic has been replaced with a wooden-faced and quiet warrior who was born with an extraordinary amount of chi.
In the quarter-finals on Thursday, Mary had secured a comfortable 5-0 victory against Thailand’s Jutamas Jitpong, a spunky boxer who kept the veteran on her toes with an aggressive approach but just did not connect enough.
Site include Siloam Springs, Buckhorn, Fall Creek, East Hannibal, Ray Norbut Fish & Wildlife Area, Dutch Creek, Weinberg-King State Park, Scripps, and Spunky.
It’s no surprise that audiences are elated when the boy cup once again becomes his spunky human self.
Spunky sheet metal keeps the Fiesta interesting to look at, eight model years down the road.
The series, which premiered on Nickelodeon in 1993, centered on Rocko, a long-suffering wallaby with an overbite and a loud shirt; his dog, Spunky; and Rocko’s friends: a bloated steer named Heffer, and an anxious turtle named Filburt.
A spunky schoolgirl, Sonoda Yuki, and her friends, Asako and Mami, see him sitting amidst piles of read manga, and ask him what he is doing.
I was a spunky, smart-assed kid.
Though it is low in literacy, most of the people here boast of spunky cars.
Common combinations with spunky
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: