Sentence examples for less plucky from inspiring English sources

Given what happened to the coast of Louisiana, that call seems less plucky than perverse.

Aflac's plucky, but its outlook seems less than ducky.

Less has been said about the handful of plucky people who have actually managed to snag one of his fellowships in hopes of becoming the next Gates or Jobs.

Less well-known actors such as Maisie Williams as the plucky tomboy Arya Stark and Lena Headey as mistress of deceit Cersei Lannister also quickly established themselves as fan favourites.

And it is less fun for premiers ruling a country that begins to resemble plucky Belgium more than old Great Britain; there will be fewer preening photo-ops in the White House rose garden and less a sense, however illusory it proved, of being at the epicentre of events.

Her transition from plucky mouth-breathing schoolgirl with a pouty overbite to a responsible adult is fluid less convincing; Stephens' lines giving her and other characters idiosyncratic wit and depth.

A Disney princess movie with a vengeance, the CG animated Frozen offers up no less than two princesses for the marketing department to turn into ancillary merchandise: one sweet and plucky (voiced by Kristen Bell); the other (Idina Menzel) cursed with the ability to freeze whatever she touches, with no Professor X around to whisk her away to the Institute.

They have less experience of the usual format of these things so are not reassured, as we are, that the plucky 12-year-old heroine probably won't die and the ghost train probably won't hurtle us to our fiery demise.

Earlier, Ferrero overcame the plucky Moroccan Hicham Arazi to reach his first Australian Open semi-final, although his straight-sets win was less comfortable than expected.

As the plucky Food Network star she has crafted her own fame and fortune, but as the new First Lady she's less sure of her place in the spotlight.

Plucky, plucky kid.