sprightly

Example Sentences

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The legs have not looked as sprightly as they once did.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

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 current Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, is a sprightly 74.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025

He parks in front of his father’s building, remaining long enough in the car to see an elderly, sprightly couple emerge with tennis rackets.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri