perky

Example Sentences

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When Pascal finally slaps Phoenix across the face, the joke is gone and what’s left is a petty, pathetic standoff, scored to Perry’s incongruously perky anthem.

From Los Angeles Times

Not far behind is her perky - and unusual - cover of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.

From BBC

But, Jason was going to be alright: the vet said, aside from mild dehydration, the dog was already back to his fluffy, perky self.

From Barron's

Whenever a human walked by they’d say, “Have a nice day!” in a perky voice.

From Literature

Michelle is fluent in the perky command, the passive voice, the slippery non-apology, the kind of language that frames cruelty as blameless happenstance.

From Los Angeles Times