We caught the afternoon train to Boulogne, and had such a glorious crossing that we actually all had the courage to dress and dine at Madridwasn't it plucky of us?

She was as steady-nerved and plucky as a man, and was marked by a fine fastidiousness that did not characterize other girls he knew.

Somewhat reassured by our noisy presence, however,for she was plucky at heart,she pulled herself together and tried to explain what had happened; and her broken words, told there on the edge of night and morning upon this wild island ridge, were oddly thrilling and distressingly convincing.

DRISCOLL 'Tis easy to feel plucky in the mornin', but 'tis a brave man who can feel happy at the heel of day, especially if he has an uneasy conscience and an empty stomach.

But I think you'll find Master Roy as plucky over the loss of his leg as he ever was.

Nancy was more impulsive than industrious, more generous than wise, more plucky than prudent; she had none too much perseverance and no patience at all.