spunk
Example Sentences
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Showing plenty of spunk while scoring the game’s first 13 points, the new lineup vaulted the No. 19 Bruins to a 79-48 victory at Pauley Pavilion.
From Los Angeles Times
Fulton said she began to receive “love letters” from fans who admired the character’s spunk.
From Los Angeles Times
Unlike the new kid who’s got spunk and talent, Sonny has the competence to back up his flair.
From Salon
Those recordings hold up for their crystalline sound and youthful spunk.
From Los Angeles Times
Owing to her Western spunk, talent for deduction, ability to identify a tobacco scent Holmes cannot and the detective’s need for a sidekick, she’s made his assistant.
From Los Angeles Times
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