perky

There are already a number of nonfiction projects about the case; weird killers always fascinate the public, as do attractive victims: The perky, blond Maddie and Kaylee were lifelong friends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

It's languishing near the bottom of the bookmakers' odds, which is a shame, as I enjoyed its perky Josie & The Pussycats energy.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

“The Comeback” has a way of reappearing with Valerie’s perky “hello, hello, hello!” at inflection points like this, making the perpetually out-of-step performer uncannily right on time, always.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026

Hudson encourages the audience to use Claire’s stubborn buoyancy and perky accent as a life raft when Lightning & Thunder are deluged by extremely bad luck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

A door opens, like the door of a house, and standing inside is a perky woman in her late sixties.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

"He's getting perkier and his injured eye looks better," Ms Smith said.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2024

The situation evokes both Jean-Paul Sartre’s “No Exit,” where hell is defined as other people, and a perkier than usual episode of “The Twilight Zone.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2023

They might know areas of the hotel with perkier internet service.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023

Or we can wait for the perkier, sunnier treatment of that question by indulging in the return of Hulu’s “I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman,” starting its new season on Thursday.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2018

“When you get to feeling perkier, I promise to buy you any flavor soda you want!”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

The perkiest - by far - turned out to be the 90-year-old election guru so they did the obvious thing and popped him on set.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2022

But these touches, not to mention the many needle drops from the era’s perkiest pop and soul, seem hardly necessary when Rylance’s shuffling, quirky brand of distracted optimism is its own engine of folksy positivity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2022

The composite purchasing managers’ index, a measure of business activity in which a reading above 50 indicates growth, stood at 59.5 in July, the perkiest since records began in 1998.

From Economist ● Aug. 8, 2013

Michelle Delamor: And speaking of perky, here comes the perkiest of them all.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2010

And once everyone was milling around and chatting, Roz began speaking in her perkiest voice.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown