enlivenment
Example Sentences
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The only enlivenment was the appearance of the 19-year-old Dalai Lama, escorted out of Tibet by a Red general three weeks ago as thousands of his subjects wept and prostrated themselves.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her visitor's reception of Philippa's greeting promised little in the way of enlivenment.
From The Zeppelin's Passenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
Her visits, and those of her mother, or the twins with Miss Bird, were the daily enlivenment of the two old ladies, and were never omitted.
From The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons by Marshall, Archibald
Perhaps indeed he was acting only more than usual in his customary spirit—thoughtfully contributing, for Nick's enlivenment, a purple rim of mystery to an horizon now so dreadfully let down.
From The Tragic Muse by James, Henry
And the older people, while they enjoy the spiritual enlivenment of the revival, also come under the power of social enjoyment and give themselves over to a season of communion together.
From The Hero of Hill House by Hale, Mabel
