Words similar to plucky

Example sentences for: plucky

How can you use “plucky” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Could we in good conscience risk denying the plucky British people this marvelous operating system, with its fully integrated Internet browser?
"Were she still alive, Diana, the People's Princess, would also fear the colossal storm, but would admirably conceal her terror with a plucky smile and fistful of mood-altering drugs obtained from the rich lay-abouts she thinks of as friends," the Mirror did not add.
In 1980, facing similar difficulties, Ted Kennedy switched from Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" (too high-toned) to "Gonna Fly Now," the theme from Rocky (Ted as the plucky little underdog).
Sentimentalists cheered the triumph of Marlins' manager Jim Leyland, who had been in baseball 33 years without a championship ring, but lamented the defeat of the plucky Indians, who haven't won the Series in 49 years.
For me, all of these expressions convey a plucky willingness to learn a foreign language and to use it in everyday situations.