How To Use Feisty In A Sentence

Helping him to do so, meanwhile, is Proteus' feisty betrothed, Marina, who gives as good as she gets in helping to ensure Sinbad doesn't stray from his path, while winning over the respect of his crew.
But if it gets fiery and feisty, then we have players here who can handle themselves. The Sun
Once they adapt to their new coach's ways, the team will be aggressive and feisty.
This week's pompous, poncey, high-handed antics could pique the infamous Tauran temper, impelling you to channel that feisty, fiery Hawaiian volcano deity Pele, who loves to erupt in Vesuvian pyrotechnics.
Lyon's portrayal of Bertozzo's madness is somewhat heavyhanded, but he brings a feisty edge to the play's dynamics.

And if you heard the folks from this feisty bit of terra firma, you'd know their accent, not to mention their vocabulary was indubitably indelicate if not incomprehensibly improper.
The Mediterraneans, like the leghorn, tend to be more feisty and flighty.
But she does have lots of feisty Irish spirit and a best friend called Marion, who enjoys a few drinks and a good old sing song in the local pub.
However, rather than easing off as he approaches official retirement age, the Scot remains as committed and feisty as ever, with thoughts of stepping down a long way off.
She was a really feisty, fearless woman who loved to laugh. Times, Sunday Times
But this time he has abandoned the fickle movie industry and veered into the music business, tangling with Russian mobsters and gangster rappers and taking a talented, feisty young singer named Linda Moon under his wing.
The rogues ransack the place in search of a treasure map, offing the men and carting the women, including feisty Violet Miranda, onto a ship run by the dastardly but suave Captain Calico Jack.
Take, for example, little old ladies prone to cute, feisty one-liners.
They had heard stories of how the feisty old lady used to attack photographers, clobbering them with her heavy portfolio of art or chasing them for half a block down the street.
Guess what happens when you call a feisty 3 year old "Newt's goober"? Wilberteets Diary Entry
She was a vibrant, lively and feisty woman who had an extremely positive attitude towards life. Times, Sunday Times
Feisty and fizzing with energy, the 40 year-old multi-millionaire was in his element, playing the fool for a BBC film crew following his every move.
She made it more feisty and it moved to a late-night slot. Times, Sunday Times
I know she's got a reputation to maintain as a feisty, fiery character but she got really personal. The Sun
Described as ‘feisty’ and partial to a feast of rotting vegetables, baby Great Land Crabs are often tan in colour, turning a deep shade of violet as they mature.
Tulips and windflowers are up and feisty in the breeze.
She's funny, feisty and gorgeous. The Sun
Tucker Carlson, the feisty co-host of The Spin Room, is also seen by some as a hot commodity.
The attendant shook his head; he could see it wouldn't be a good idea to force this one to disrobe; she looked right feisty. PAINT THE WIND
A feisty performance threatens to overwhelm some of her co-performers, but in a real test of her ability she plays her part without overshadowing the main leads.
Cool aqua marine blue entwined with canary yellow and feisty pink in intricate patterns and finely detailed paintings were printed onto the scarves.
Ed O Neil is the grouchy dad, Sofia Vergara is the feisty mom, Ty Burrell is the goofy dad. NBC Interested in Picking Up 24 | /Film
They're all 6 feet tall and in their sixties or seventies and they're spirited and feisty.
Feisty and suitably boyish, Toyah's exuberance would have shamed performers half her age.
A feisty, attractive Hispanic redhead, she is promoted on the network as ‘the hottest judge on television,’ and she flashes much saucy good humor.
And given the attempt by the footballer's lawyers to restrict the sales of Rooney's Gold, the loathsome book about his life and times written by the equally feisty BBC hack John Sweeney, Wayne might also reasonably ask why, when the frighteners have been put on WHSmith and Waterstone's, his own employers – Manchester United – are selling it on the club's official website United Direct: £16.99 for the hardback he detests. Diary
Bosses hope the crash episodes will boost ratings further - something the feisty young cast deserve. The Sun
A key attribute of the new ruling class is to be married to a successful and feisty woman. Times, Sunday Times
Hugging myself, I silently admitted that I missed her feisty behaviour and saucy manner.
When attacked, this feisty paisana refused to roll over. Deconstructing Obama
It looks the part of the feisty raceabout, with its pumped-out wheel arches, hungry-looking front air intake, a rear valance meant to look like an aerodynamic racing car's and a big spoiler above the rear window Motoring
The word feisty might be used to describe this beauty. Viola Beauty Pageant 2010 « Fairegarden
My mum is quite a feisty character and she definitely wears the trousers in the house. Times, Sunday Times
Only the feisty, hoppy notes of beer can cope with the bite of cheddar and the juicy, vinegary, pickled onions and gherkins.
She is stacked and feisty, but not actually that smart a player.
He's a feisty ultraconservative who has managed, seemingly on purpose, to make enemies of all the other casino owners, a pretty friendly group.
The ferocious battle erupted after a feisty female tried to steal food from her rival's cubs. The Sun
Your chances of success are high, and that gives you the chance to enjoy fully what you're doing and get some experience before moving on to the bigger, more feisty porbeagles.
Feisty Yankee bench coach Don Zimmer - a man who knows a few things about beanballs - charged at Martinez and appeared to lunge at him.
They're all 6 feet tall and in their sixties or seventies and they're spirited and feisty.
Otherwise, they're big and feisty, baroque in the manner that has come to be de rigueur.
Expect tears, tantrums and trysts galore courtesy of these feisty females! The Sun
Even his gaffes managed to raise sympathy among those who saw him as a feisty outsider amid the smarty-pants elites. Globe and Mail
The woman is trying to slip quarters into the machine slot with one hand while struggling to hold on to the feisty girl with her other hand.
He realised she was not a feisty woman after all. Times, Sunday Times
When it comes to fly-fishing Washington State delivers with dozens of lakes and rivers filled with feisty fish like rainbow trout and cut-throat. Karen Schaler: Fly Fishing In Washington With My Septuagenarian Mom (VIDEO)
He was stubborn and feisty, determined and driven, and that's the mark that he has left.
Character, feisty, reckless things, but good-hearted, there is a strong sense of justice, the flexibility, funny funny.
But he is also a feisty controversialist. The Times Literary Supplement
Bonham Carter shows us an Olivia who is feisty and strong, chafing at her restrictions and only too happy to entertain the amusing Cesario.
The rogues ransack the place in search of a treasure map, carting the women, including feisty Violet Miranda, onto a ship run by the dastardly but suave Captain Calico Jack.
He gives a sterling performance as the lily-livered auctioneer Mick Flanagan with Shona Heffernan in top form as his embittered, feisty wife Mamie.
But the Lions do have an undersized but feisty center in Dominic Raiola, a two-year captain. Turnaround under Stafford will take more than just a quick fix
I don't think it was a feisty game but the referee showed yellow cards at the right time. The Sun
But enemies you don't know are far more of a threat than those you do, and when paddling in alien waters, you have to be careful or else you might find your toes nipped by a school of feisty piranha.
You will meet your fit and feisty new love in the fitness centre. The Sun
But if it gets fiery and feisty, then we have players here who can handle themselves. The Sun
I happen to like feisty political personalities with regional color whether they are flinty Vermonters or silky Mississipians.
His 1987 album Sentimental Hygiene was the first he did largely sober, and included several songs worth relistening to, in light of this book's sinister revelations: "Detox Mansion," a feisty jab at celebrity rehab; "Trouble Waiting to Happen," a self-mocking account of blackouts and hangovers, and "Reconsider Me," arguably the finest I'm-sorry song ever written, featuring the repeated line: "And I'll never make you sad again/'Cause I swear that I've changed since then. James Ledbetter: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon
Jimmy sees himself as a feisty, scrappy, still up for it, 75-year-old bastard.
Chris Matthews and Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann engaged in a feisty sparring contest on MSNBC, with Matthews getting so frustrated with Bachmann that he asked her is she was "hypnotized," and Bachmann's supporters holding up signs mocking the MSNBC host. Chris Matthews Asks Michele Bachmann: 'Are You Hypnotized?' (VIDEO)
I mean, come on: this was going to be some insufferably twee tale about the friendship between two feisty old biddies.
His rolled-up-sleeves, straight talking approach and feisty willingness to speak truth to power is a very potent television image, if handled properly.
Having said that, it would be an unwise team that chose to take liberties with this feisty Currie team.
Even so, the country has begun to ponder what it will be like without an outspoken, feisty prime minister.
I think that the other cat is not desexed so he is still feisty and looking for fights.
She was a really feisty, fearless woman who loved to laugh. Times, Sunday Times
Yet set against that is the fact that this is a pretty dry effort with an unusual lack of feisty anecdotes, and this remains one for the real aficionado.
Finally, Palin is surrounded by a full cast of characters that couldn't be improved by Central Casting -- kindly but gruff grandpa Chuck, handsome rugged dogsledder/fisherman/Mr. Mom Todd, adorable feisty daughter Piper and good girl gone bad gone good again, daughter Bristol. Bonnie Fuller: Sarah Palin's Alaska Should NOT Be Cancelled -- It's Great TV & Brilliant Marketing!
There have been concerns that the feisty four lead characters are getting on a bit. The Sun
In different families the same behavior will be defined as feisty or rude, sensitive or cowardly, endearing or irresponsible. THE BLESSING OF A SKINNED KNEE
Republican base and she quickly became known as a feisty "hockey mom" who throughout her short political life was known as a reformer not afraid to take WN.com - Articles related to Lawyer says Iran clears French woman of spying
Trout tactics, such as nymphing, swinging streamers and even dry flies, will take feisty smallmouths.
He was snippy, feisty and reminded me of an argumentative drunk who challenges the whole bar to a fist fight.
His best friend was Paul, a gangly bespectacled individual, and his best girl was the feisty Winnie, who lived over the road.
In so many ways the feisty young man from Dunblane is a dichotomy. Times, Sunday Times
A funny, feisty couple, they joke about being token minority characters.
This woman of steel has proved her mettle many a time, in her feisty battle with the judiciary and opposition.
Then that feisty optimist rears up in me, and my commitment deepens to enjoying this brief ride on the only green planet I happen to know of.
The pale delicacy of marinated yellowtail is bolstered by a feisty trio of kohlrabi, radish, and mint.
The first week of February, supertalented Memphis was 204, unranked, and feisty.
Glasgow Hawks are the champions elect of Scottish club rugby following a hard fought but ultimately convincing victory over a feisty Biggar.
I mean, come on: this was going to be some insufferably twee tale about the friendship between two feisty old biddies.
You have a feisty new approach to life and what others see as a problem, you see as an exciting challenge. The Sun
The bucket is obviously deteriorated enough to make it entirely plausible that a curious (or simply feisty) buck could get his tines entangled in the plastic. Bucket Head
- in different shapes, have much in common. in many glorious days, feisty in with the philosophy that the interests of Hello I have been occupied by people who trick being used by people who multiterminal exhausted. VInvesting.com
A beautiful, headstrong, and feisty young woman, she was the heiress to the duchy of Hilos, one of the richest provinces.
Now any other red-blooded man would probably be a bit shaken at having 15 feisty females chasing him round the furniture. The Sun
There could be a catfight on the cobbles between two of the north west's most feisty females for the right to call themselves mum of the year.
The characters are feisty and unusual, but at many points I couldn't really understand where any of this was going.
The first part of this debate occurs between the engineer and a feisty middle-aged woman who runs the local cafe, the second between this hardworking woman and her shiftless husband.
Well aware that most of the sources on which she must rely were written in biblical times, 50 B.C. to A.D. 150 -- anywhere from two decades to two centuries after Cleopatra was born -- she informs us whether she is quoting Plutarch or Cicero or Dio in her characterizations, and, in the process, these thoroughly feisty, opinionated bards, too, become part of the tale. Stacy Schiff's new biography of "Cleopatra," reviewed by Maria Arana
The attendant shook his head; he could see it wouldn't be a good idea to force this one to disrobe; she looked right feisty. PAINT THE WIND
The feisty Italian wants to wow viewers by emerging from the casket in the Halloween edition. The Sun
Even his gaffes managed to raise sympathy among those who saw him as a feisty outsider amid the smarty-pants elites. Globe and Mail
On the other hand, Cambridge University art historian Alyce Mahon -- often described in print as "feisty" -- has an agenda. Ways Of Looking
The feisty ghostof 16th-century alchemist Edward Kelley serves as narrator,complaining about the picture on his Wikipedia entry while explainingthe history behind Allen’s adventure. Archive 2009-07-01
My advice to a woman with a feisty husband is to encourage him to employ a cleaning gentleman to do his chores for him. Times, Sunday Times
Between the yowls there was whimpering and barking and whining and yelping and the odd snarl directed at a feisty neighbour.
Watch out, Middle America," a feisty and enthusiastic Bush warned as his campaign train whistle-stopped through Georgia and the Carolinas. Running Scared
Indeed, one hint of how feisty the debates can get: on behalf of New York's fishermen is that Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo has twice sued the federal government. Aram Roston: Deadliest Catch Brooklyn Style: The Fish You Catch in New York City
The 25-year-old was at her balletic best against the feisty Myskina as she skipped into the semi-finals for the third time in her past three visits.
Turn to p18 to read her funny, feisty interview. The Sun
As yet, she's too much your standard feisty, gutsy, lateral-thinking distaff detective to be viable independently.
An feisty old Texas dairy farmer I knew had this joke in his stack of well-worn mimeographed copies he loved to take out and show to visitors. Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » A Green Business Model
She was also feisty and funny and looked gorgeous at her eviction. The Sun
Despite all the young blood, some of the night's best moments were delivered by card-carrying AARP members -- one-time Oscar fixture Billy Crystal, a CGI clip of Bob Hope and a deliciously feisty Kirk Douglas, who basically stole the show. Kirk Douglas: The highlight of the 'young, hip' Oscar broadcast
And the feisty singer admits throwing temper tantrums to get the anger out of her system. The Sun
His feisty daughter and Jason begin a romance, as they both serve up the greasies.
Here we meet a feisty, diminutive, quick-tempered Paul that few of us would gladly welcome in the seat next to us on a long airplane flight.
Luckily we like devil-may-care, feisty dames who laugh in the face of disapproval and adversity.
She must have been dying inside, but this feisty woman managed to salvage something from the wreck of her wedding day. The Sun
Eve is a feisty and resourceful heroine, and the earl and his wayward family are viewed as an intriguing mix of the blinkered and the humane. Times, Sunday Times
She was feisty and funny. Times, Sunday Times
Yet his tone was urgent and campaign-trail feisty, peppered with the exhortative refrain of, "Pass this bill, now! President Obama's jobs speech: the verdict | The panel
Connor brings a feisty sweetness to the stage, coupled with a well-integrated voice boasting a sizzling range.
‘Right to the end she was a little feisty woman,’ Judy says, admitting she was a tad frightened of the diminutive figure.
Emerging from the Grimsby garage scene in 1996, the feisty fivesome recorded two albums - Comfort Zone in 1997, and Along The Way two years later.
It really boosts my self esteem to know that I am so much better than the nastiness you call 'feisty'! Msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
He passed away in 1996, near the age of eighty, but was a strong, feisty man.
Where once she was smug and funny about her career and marriage, now she is feisty and despairing.
She most enjoyed her early years as a nurse in the rough and tumble of A&E, and is clearly a feisty character. Times, Sunday Times
The feisty Italian wants to wow viewers by emerging from the casket in the Halloween edition. The Sun
With all the other parties, save the cat's paw Liberal Democrats, ganging up to denounce the First Minister, she produced a typically feisty performance that routed his opponents.
I have to say, she has run a very feisty, in-your-face campaign.
And while I've been quite vocal in my dismissiveness about graphic design's power to save the world, I briefly found renewed hope yesterday in this feisty, if frustrating campaign season.
You realise you have hidden energy and courage - and your feisty new side intrigues a partner or admirer. The Sun
A feisty, scrawny white guy is frantically attacking the black guy.
He's a feisty ultraconservative who has managed, seemingly on purpose, to make enemies of all the other casino owners, a pretty friendly group.
Arsenal play Blackburn at home on Saturday, and while Fat Sam's men are feisty to say the least, backing Eduardo to come up with another snorter could be a very wise move. TEAMtalk Football News
Some like feisty, noisy, slightly aggressive animals but others, like me, prefer inert but cheerfully disobliging ones.
The attendant shook his head; he could see it wouldn't be a good idea to force this one to disrobe; she looked right feisty. PAINT THE WIND
Not only will this keep your feisty schnauzer occupied; he'll soon realize that great things happen for him when the two of you snuggle.
With potential applications ranging from protective gear for the military, police, and firefighters to safety seats for cars that protect against high-force impact to soundproofing, the feisty upstart is attracting the attention of big-league players such as NASA and Boeing. Batman-Like Suit Hardens into Protective Shell on Impact | Impact Lab
By the time she was 35, she still looked as if she was in her twenties, red-haired, slim and feisty, with a marked Scottish burr and a surfeit of sex appeal.
They are characters you can get underneath and they are all quite strong and feisty, but they are all flawed and frail.
Palin's burst onto the national political scene energized the Republican base and she quickly became known as a feisty "hockey mom" who throughout her short political life was known as a reformer not afraid to take WN.com - Articles related to Lawyer says Iran clears French woman of spying
The town needs a feisty, right-wing tabloid to shake it up, to have a debate.
It's a lively little read as it stands, but neither as feisty nor effective as it could have been.
Feisty, sweary, volatile — a dash of paprika in the mix. Times, Sunday Times
She is stacked and feisty, but not actually that smart a player.
I simply nodded, quelling that feisty, fiery side of me, and offered yet another ghost of a smile.
When asked why he has a scar, the feisty toddler will gladly explain, “Dr. Adzick took out the cee-cam and threw it in the trash!” CCAM — Jackson
The Mexicans handling the horses that were particularly feisty had some very offensive vocabulary, Ansley noted, as they called the wild equines every name in The Book.
Moochin has a decisive Latin American feel, with rich ensembles, intricate horn and rhythm lines and a feisty alto solo from Joel Purnell.
The feisty old lady lives alone but fights with the men almost every day.
DiFranco charmed the audience with her feisty spirit.
But this is a sparky and feisty player who wears his heart on his sleeve.
Is it for our feisty presence on the international economic scene, tempered by the inclusive appurtenances of our social safety net?
Pavlov was feisty in his opposition to the Soviets, but, aware of his fame, they were forced to ignore his insults.
Intensely intimate couplings, ballistic kicks, feral pounces and feisty rolling hips raise the energy level in his Philadelphia rehearsal studio into the red zone.
the champion is faced with a feisty challenger
With all the other parties, save the cat's paw Liberal Democrats, ganging up to denounce the First Minister, she produced a typically feisty performance that routed his opponents.
And despite her feisty on-screen image, she is a pussycat with a heart of gold, according to Tabby.
Her views are a complex balance of reactionary and radical, feisty and brittle, arrogant and self-mocking.
Paul, egged on by his increasingly unstable wife, gets access to privileged information, (HIPPA not withstanding) about illegal transplant tours in Juarez Mexico through Harrison (Sam Shepard), a feisty old son of a bitch running for office as Governor of New Mexico. Nancy Scheper-Hughes: Take a Deep Breath (Inhale): Organ Panics
Cheeky, charming and blunt, our feisty pop starlet reminds us of what we love most about her. The Sun
‘He was a truculent and feisty character who you couldn't fail to admire and I believe those wartime experiences took a toll on his health in later years,’ he said.
Beside this path we also come across a monument commemorating one of the area's most feisty characters - Lady Lilliard.
For instance you all might want to look up the term estimated tax payments, then try to apply it to a corp. like GE, or the others in Feisty's little cut and paste mess. Msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
He saw her physical beauty well enough, but he never noticed her intelligence or her feisty spirit.
Obama, appearing unusually feisty and at times sarcastic, led the countercharge himself. McCain: Americans Should Be Afraid -- Very Afraid -- Of President Obama
He was very feisty and reminded Kris greatly of Lucky, her pinto little colt.
Within a few hours, they can leave the base and find themselves on a frozen lake inside a cozy heated hut fishing for feisty northern pike or tasty yellow perch.
Young, feisty Iris leaves her creaky, would-be suitor in the dust as they engage in the sort of witty, erudite repartee that exists only in films.
Bruckheimer told MTV that audiences can expect a lot of humor from Cruz's character and called her "feisty" -- confirming that she will be playing a Spanish character which is perfect considering she's ... Cinematical
When I meet Kate, with her shiny, white-blonde hair, bronze skin and feisty manner, I feel I already know her.
These feisty heroines are not tough for the sake of it; they're tough because they need to be. Times, Sunday Times
Hadrian built his wall to keep out raiding parties from what is now Scotland; then, as now, the Scots were a lively, feisty people.
I'd love to see her take on something, anything, completely outside the Hathaway canon: a schlumpily dressed, unprincesslike, unfeisty schmo. Slate Magazine
Scotland were well beaten by a determined and feisty Irish side who now go to Twickenham next weekend with a chance of winning the championship.
His wife is similarly developed little beyond the feisty, lusty, rosy-cheeked and wide-hipped countrywoman you might expect to find in a work by Hogarth.
Scott Thompson, the nuggety, feisty onballer who ‘knows how to get it’ was lost for the season with a foot injury.
In reality, she is a woman of feisty opinions, broad observations and an almost obsessive curiosity about dance. Times, Sunday Times
The 20-year-old football fanatic fought off competition from five other finalists and impressed our judges with her wicked humour and feisty attitude. The Sun
There is undoubtedly a feisty spirit about the current Aberdeen squad.
At the centre of the story is the feisty Elizabeth and the conceited Darcy, who initially cannot stand each other but reluctantly fall in love.
Laura, a feisty community activist played by Angela Michelle Navarro, goes the grocer one further.
These two were frisky, feisty and full of tricks.
Be like President Truman and live an active, useful, feisty life into your late eighties or even longer!
the champion is faced with a feisty challenger
Oblivious to its place in history, the feisty North Island brown kiwi twisted its head as the Tainui kaumatua intoned a karakia.
It was a wonderful afternoon, all of us upstarts, edgy and feisty, garnering the imprimatur of the venerable professor.
Still on the west side, a feisty and determined group of community residents looks set to achieve a fine piece of conservation.
Brent's parents were cat-sitting; he had left strict instructions for them not to let the aged but feisty tomcat out.
Scott Moore, the former England and St Helens hooker who was one of several players making their debuts for Widnes, was sent to the sin-bin after one of a number of scuffles in a reassuringly feisty "friendly". Elbow injury puts Richie Myler's season with Warrington in doubt
The ferocious battle erupted after a feisty female tried to steal food from her rival's cubs. The Sun
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She speaks softly but forcefully, an indication of how feisty she can be.

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