sprightly
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Ms. Lewin has written a sprightly account of writers’ rooms on both sides of the Atlantic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
From the outside, it's just a public leisure centre on the edge of town, with sprightly pensioners staying flexible in aerobics classes and excitable kids in for swimming lessons.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
Teenage star Yamal underwhelmed in last week's defeat by Real Madrid after coming back from a groin issue, but looked more sprightly against Elche.
From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025
The current Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, is a sprightly 74.
From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025
But, with each trip, she knew that she was that much closer to seeing Tariq again, and, with each trip, her legs became more sprightly, her arms more tireless.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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