sprightly

Example Sentences

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Its cast is exactly the sprightly ensemble needed to land its what-if laughs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 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

Though Godard later came to be synonymous with turgid, obtuse cinema, “Nouvelle Vague” is the opposite: a sprightly, effervescent ode to moviemaking as semi-controlled mischief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

The sprightly 72-year-old is a familiar and much-loved figure in the neighbourhood.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

She looked far too young and sprightly to have worn the crown for over forty years.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood