TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUCKY»
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5 QUOTES WITH «PLUCKY»
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plucky.
There's been about 75 movies about Jesse James, and I've seen about four of them. He's usually portrayed as this plucky rebel who's got no choice but to turn to crime, because the railway's hassling his mother. But he wasn't like that.
With so many forty- and fifty something mums and dads in Converse stalking the streets, I can see why there's a slew of books about the menopause and middle age, the most recent addition being David Bainbridge's plucky, glass-half-full meditation or, as he calls it, 'natural history.'
When people think girl adventurers, they tend to think of a spunky, plucky tom-boy with a chip on her shoulder. I'm not saying that this makes for a dull character, but I think other types of adventurous girls exist. It's easy to fall into well-established tropes, believing that the tropes of a genre define the genre itself.
If you're a guy who's always been the fun-to-be-around teddy bear, then all of a sudden people are viewing you as sexy, it's nice. It's great not having to be the plucky best friend or the comic relief anymore - I love that.
I may be plucky, but I am not stupid.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLUCKY»
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plucky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Stephen Joseph MacKenna, 2010
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Edward Sylvester Ellis, 2008
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, 2011
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Tom Robbins: A Critical Companion
Robbins refuses such a tidy conclusion for the text. To enhance the pretense of a
report, Robbins has the narrator follow the foreshadowing of foul play to Plucky
with "factual" information that readers traditionally want to know about characters.
Catherine Elizabeth Hoyser, Lorena Laura Stookey, 1997
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Plucky-Lucky Duck's Amazing Adventure
Plucky-Lucky Duck is the ultimate explorer.
Bill Kerschner, Phylllis Kerschner, 2008
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Making the Grade:
Plucky Schoolmarms of Kittitas Country
Thirteen former Kittitas country schoolmarms reflect fondly on their days of teaching in remote locales between 1914 and 1939.
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Plucky the Featherless Chicken
Plucky the Featherless Chicken is the heart-warming story of a courageous young chicken who goes on an exciting adventure and learns that if you want something badly enough, nothing can stand in your way.
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Wait and Hope a
Plucky Boy's Luck
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Writing the Paranormal Novel: Techniques and Exercises for ...
Recently, however, he's encountered the Plucky Heroine (see below). She
reminds him strongly (or perhaps exactly) of his long-dead lover. He quickly falls
in love with her, but how can he truly be with her? As a mortal, she'll one day age
and ...
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Adrift in the City: Or, Oliver Conrad's
Plucky Fight
Or, Oliver Conrad's Plucky Fight Horatio Alger. CHAPTER XVI. THE ooNsPIRAoY
. LIVER did not find his work in the store very laborious. During some parts of the
day there was little custom, and therefore little to do. At such times he found ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLUCKY»
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Back for More: Plucky Duck at Red Chamber
Spend 30 years doing anything and it's safe to assume that you will be pretty good at it. Chef Yuan Chaoying isn't just good at roasting Peking ... «The Beijinger, Jul 15»
Liverpool flop Mario Balotelli offered fresh career start - by plucky …
Mario Balotelli has been offered the chance to get his career back on track - by plunging back into the Italian THIRD tier. Balotelli, who has ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
Plucky Pungluang feels the heat
Pungluang Sor Singyu made no effort yesterday to conceal his unease and openly acknowledged that he was under pressure while readying ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
Racehorse owner Chris Coley pleased to help plucky wannabe …
Chris Coley has his fingers firmly crossed that his young protégé Jack Lander will fulfil his dream and become a jockey one day. The racehorse ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
Plucky Red Bulls rumble to win on a night to forget for Mourinho's …
New York players celebrate one of their four goals on the night while Chelsea's Diego Costa looks on. Photograph: Ira L. Black/Ira L. Black ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Plucky Arundel pupils' profits to help Ebola victims
THIS band of entrepreneurial pupils used every last second of their school term to raise a record-breaking sum for African children affected by ... «Littlehampton Gazette, Jul 15»
Plucky minor saves male relative from POCSO smear
All she wanted was to study. All her parents wanted was to marry her off to an older man. When she realised their paths couldn't meet, the gutsy ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jul 15»
Plucky finish for local BC Bike racer
While a blown tire on race day might deflate anyone else's drive to win, Powell River's Graham Cocksedge dug deep, pressing on to finish ... «Powell River Peak, Jul 15»
AFC Bournemouth: Cherries recover to trump plucky Exeter
Tommy Elphick fired over when well placed with nine minutes to go as the plucky but much-changed hosts became increasingly stretched. «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
Liverpool chicken bylaw causes flap; residents support plucky …
A Liverpool, N.S. man who's fighting city hall for the right to keep some chickens on his property is getting support from people in the community ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
