pluck
Example Sentences
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"But I've had so many friends do Strictly, and I thought it was about time that I pluck up the courage and made my way on to the dance floor."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
She brings a sort of Disney princess innocence and pluck to Anna, which makes sense considering she played Ariel in the live-action “The Little Mermaid.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
If Bezos had any of that pluck, we certainly would not be reading about the Post’s pending demise.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026
They were too negative and too reliant on Salah or Omar Marmoush to pluck a moment of magic out of very little service.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
I pluck about a cup of dirt at a time.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
Vocabulary lists containing pluck
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by W.B. Yeats
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The Magician's Nephew
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