pluck

Example Sentences

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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

“The phrase ‘Atlantic forces’ once sounded powerful, but what we have is not enough to pluck more than ten to twenty hairs from the fur of the British lion.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

“Will There Ever Be Another You” is a mixed bag; readers must sift through “clods” of ornate prose to pluck nuggets of gold.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

Simon— she called him Simon now, imagine that!—had parted with fond good-nights and mutual words of admiration for each other’s pluck in a tough spot.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood