feisty
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What’s more, Mitchell’s film is feisty and unpredictable, always managing to stay one step ahead of the viewer.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Mr. Skybell, Antigonus having been digested, then effectively undertakes the role of the feisty, wily opportunist Autolycus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
As of Thursday, she was in critical condition and receiving intensive care, though she’d regained some of her feisty energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Victoria Smurfit, who plays Maud O'Hara, Declan's feisty wife, says the increased ambition for the new season is noticeable.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
For sure Miss Love wasn’t a bit like Granny, except they were both feisty.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
These Bruins are deeper, more talented and feistier than the freshman-heavy bunch that finished with a losing record last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
When I want something a little feistier and more savory, to quickly layer onto a pizza or lasagna or eggplant parm — especially when I have no time at all — Heidi's is it.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2022
A weightier, feistier Bruckner’s Fourth was on display on Sunday in Mr. Dudamel’s account with the Los Angeles players.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2019
As this series has grown lopsided of late, some bad blood has built, and the game got progressively feistier.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2019
The kid on the other tire looked feistier than her pal.
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
And that experience and nous will be needed to deal with some of the feistiest fans in American sport and home players desperate to regain the trophy.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
Like anyone who shares his surname as part of basketball’s feistiest family, Hurley is driven.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
They seemed like the feistiest team in MLB.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2022
Check out some enduring trends showcased by each of Miami’s feistiest citizens.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2020
Miranda Lambert is one of the feistiest and most accomplished live performers in country music.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2018
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