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Meanings of pluck in inglés
The trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury.
Usage of pluck in inglés
1
For food, they need merely pluck bananas and mangoes from the trees.
2
He showed any amount of pluck in the affair with the Indians.
3
He approached the Bush, and stooped to pluck one of the Roses.
4
The women like prowess and the manly virtues of pluck and endurance.
5
Three times now I've stepped in to pluck her out of danger.
6
Every nerve in his body seemed to pluck at the angry flesh.
7
But I always said Betsy had all the pluck of the family.
8
The young girl drank and let her pluck out the other eye.
9
For their magnificent pluck the two young officers received the Victoria Cross.
10
So out of the nettle danger we may pluck the flower safety.
11
Perhaps they were too frightened or perhaps it was just natural pluck.
12
From the nettle Change I have tried to pluck the flower Security.
13
None were as awe-inspiring as Mrs Clinton's story of bravery and pluck.
14
The story was told; and Nurse was proud of her charge's pluck.
15
You cannot leap into strange cabs in Piccadilly unless you have pluck.
16
I had begun to pluck off the petals, when the door-bell rang.
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Pluck across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common