feisty
Example Sentences
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The Padres deserve a ton of credit for breathing life into what now is a feisty rivalry with the Dodgers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
A feisty audience watches from the balcony or nearby monitors, where the action—and their prediction bets on it—flashes on the screens.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Virtually unknown a year ago, Platner has barnstormed across Maine, delivering a feisty, anti-establishment message.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Felix Passlack, a feisty and impressive operator in the rearguard battle, lost the run of himself.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
“Yore eyes was all feisty and yore feet patted out the organ music whilst we talked. Was thet really the first time you ever set outside with the young folks, Miss Mattie Lou?”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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