Recent Examples on the WebSouthern Illinois: Led by Baker and Garrett and some timely defensive plays, Salukis were plucky in their ninth game against a Big Ten opponent. Matt Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022 Claremont was rooted in the plucky outsider, swashbuckling frontier conservatism of California, which shaped its perception of America.New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 The plucky protagonist of 2021's best-selling Shady Baby (by actress Gabrielle Union and her husband, basketball star Dwyane Wade), returns in an adorable board book that teaches toddlers all about their feelings. Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 12 May 2022 Six’s job is simply to defeat Lloyd Hansen, to outrun his other potential captors, and to rescue a plucky little girl named Claire (Julia Butters), the niece of his mentor, Fitzroy (Thornton). David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 July 2022 The plucky lead melody, bright and piercing, lingers in the air like a fond memory. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 8 July 2022 Apple is no longer a plucky little upstart that needs to think carefully about the targeting of a single laptop in the wider market, Apple is a company that can and does address all the market. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 15 June 2022 The charming story about a plucky shell (voiced by Jenny Slate) will expand into additional markets in the coming weeks. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 July 2022 In the third section, the pieces start to connect, thanks to a new narrator—a plucky Brooklyn woman hired as a ghostwriter by the memoir’s author.The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 See More