Sentence examples for pluck as from inspiring English sources

Ms. Simpson lets us see Jocelyn's pluck as well as her vanity.

The film is, instead, about the adventures of two saucy California teen- agers, Regina and Samantha, who are sisters and who possess remarkable pluck as well as syntax.

This was quite a tale, about pluck as much as luck, and not a bad story line to be invoked by a granddaughter who hopes to become New York's first female and first gay mayor.

Mr. Ribeiro, a formidably sized young man with a stirring tenor, appears late in the film to perform a kind of duel with the singer Pedro Moutinho while accompanied by four guitarists who pluck as fast as a hummingbird beats its wings.

By virtue of sheer pluck, as well as some guidance regarding explosive materials gleaned from a war veteran he has befriended, Ahlo constructs a rocket fueled by bat manure, copper filings, and ammonia (provided by his urine), and enters the competition.

She gave it a hard pluck, as if she was getting ready to serve.

I talked about eyes being plucked as well".

I seized the opportunity and plucked as fast as I could.

Address any shaving in the shower, and take care of plucking as soon as you get out.

Sakura and Li must use imagination and pluck -- as well as good old-fashioned magic -- to capture the cards and defeat those forces who would keep Clow magic from being contained.

Waterstones has announced a surprise tie-up with Amazon that will enable shoppers to pluck ebooks as well as physical books from its shelves.