feisty

Example Sentences

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"We'll have to monitor those feisty cumulus clouds and potentially a few showers and breezes as well," Mark Burger, the launch weather officer, said Tuesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Seo’s Janet is as feisty as she is loyal, making it easy to root for her and her quickly budding romance with McKnight’s worthy Alex.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The feisty heroine is Iris Hawkins, who, in the course of a tentative love affair with a nerdy engineer named Geoffrey Hale, discovers the pernicious designs of a secret order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

While he made a name for himself as a feisty media performer among the party faithful, Polanski was previously little known outside the London Assembly, where he is an elected member.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

I wonder how long it’s gonna take a bunch of feisty fourteen-year-olds to come around?

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers