How to Use frisky in a Sentence

frisky

adjective
  • The kids were frisky after all that candy.
  • The young frisky team right on the cusp of being on the cusp.
    New York Times, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Come for the predictable plot, stay for the frisky dolphin.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 July 2020
  • And a hip thrust could signal that chimp is ready to get frisky.
    Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2018
  • The frisky hit version of the title song from Hair, all huge hits in the latter 1960s.
    Steve Hochman, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2022
  • As the frisky trophy wife, Tara Reid is a killer bimbo.
    Duane Bygre, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2020
  • All from the 2016 vintage, these were the friskiest and most buoyant of all the barberas on the premises.
    Mike Dunne, sacbee, 26 Sep. 2017
  • But then Che gets frisky with Miranda and Lyle jumps in.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 6 July 2023
  • Maybe they were overamped being in front of the frisky hometown crowd.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 23 Oct. 2022
  • In the main room, scalloped with marble basins, there was a semblance of decorum, but in the side rooms, the men were young and frisky.
    New York Times, 12 May 2022
  • In the meantime, residents are free to enjoy a frisky evening on a park bench.
    Khushbu Shah, Teen Vogue, 23 Aug. 2018
  • Two frisky felines, Frank and Maria, pawed at each through the planks of one of two bridges that spanned a picture window.
    Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The giant, frisky snakes are looking for love in all the wrong places and confusing divers for their mates.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 Aug. 2021
  • The Clippers have been frisky all season, and that’s partly in credit to Doc Rivers.
    Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 12 Feb. 2018
  • The second-year pro had some frisky moments in the preseason.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The young plants can be easily destroyed by the chewing and rolling of a frisky feline.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2023
  • One easy way to find people to fulfill your frisky fantasies is with free apps like 3nder.
    Rose Surnow, Cosmopolitan, 16 Nov. 2016
  • Though no one asked for the close up, Ed got frisky with a flower, and Asuelu vomited on the sand beneath him.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Those on the evening tour may see some animals getting frisky.
    San Antonio Express-News, 11 Feb. 2021
  • But the pals–turned–paramours weren't the only yachties feeling frisky aboard Parsifal III on this week's episode.
    Lanford Beard, Peoplemag, 29 May 2023
  • And there’s plenty that’s fresh, frisky and original here.
    Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2023
  • According to Blasberg, the ladies were feeling floral and frisky, and lacey and racy.
    Derek Blasberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 May 2012
  • Instead the Lakers are out after the first round for the same reason they were stuck with this frisky Suns team: injuries.
    Ben Cohen, WSJ, 4 June 2021
  • Who makes that final drive in Dallas last week other than Rodgers, the frisky marksman?
    Peter King, SI.com, 15 Oct. 2017
  • Most hosts probably expect that guests are going to get frisky in their home and just try not to think too much about it.
    refinery29.com, 23 May 2018
  • Feeling healthy and frisky, Plato is focused on the future.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But she was also adept at frisky comic numbers, as well.
    Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Legend says that foxes made of fire lived in Lapland and their frisky tails whirled sparks into the sky.
    Jonathan Shipley, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2022
  • Bong is more frisky than angry with his idea, at least for most of the film, and a bit of droll comedy makes his harsh class-war take palatable.
    Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Frese, however, did not want her players to see themselves as some frisky work in progress.
    Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 26 Mar. 2021

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