as in graceful
moving easily
an older woman who's still surprisingly spry
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Recent Examples of spry
Judging by the sporting photos on his campaign website, Kennedy would like to be seen as the virile, athletic and spry choice for the White House.
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Hank, as Kahn calls him, was spry and agile even in his last decade.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
At one point, Aang runs into Bumi (Utkarsh Ambudkar, under a lot of old age makeup), a boyhood friend who is somehow still alive (and reasonably spry) 10 decades later.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
Unfortunately, its impression of a spry sedan isn't as convincing.
—Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Hank, as Kahn calls him, was spry and agile even in his last decade.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
At one point, Aang runs into Bumi (Utkarsh Ambudkar, under a lot of old age makeup), a boyhood friend who is somehow still alive (and reasonably spry) 10 decades later.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
Unfortunately, its impression of a spry sedan isn't as convincing.
—Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023
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“Spry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spry. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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