perkier; perkiest
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Examples of perky in a Sentence
He hasn't been his perky self lately.
She drove around in a perky little car.
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The Substance follows 50-something Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), a Hollywood star who finds herself at a point in her career when the men around her are on the lookout for a younger, perkier replacement.
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Daisy Jones, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
Agnes the eternally perky busybody straight outta TV Land is gone.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2024
Hours later, Jill Hartmann gave over the cover photo of her Facebook page to the perky pup and his trophy.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2024
Emily Cooper, the perky American marketing executive who has gradually adapted to life in Paris.
—Max Gao, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
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Daisy Jones, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
Agnes the eternally perky busybody straight outta TV Land is gone.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2024
Hours later, Jill Hartmann gave over the cover photo of her Facebook page to the perky pup and his trophy.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2024
Emily Cooper, the perky American marketing executive who has gradually adapted to life in Paris.
—Max Gao, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for perky
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“Perky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perky. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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