verve

Example Sentences

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The new blood need to infuse Scotland with some verve.

From BBC

Public Assembly’s combination of structural rigor and verve gives its work a distinct sensibility.

From Los Angeles Times

“As my father’s words to me, they ring out loud and clear today,” he said with the sort of verve that is rarely heard around the team these days.

From Los Angeles Times

Though the story wells with tenderness, it isn’t executed with much verve.

From The Wall Street Journal

By Wednesday afternoon, the president had apparently decided to try to bring some of his verve and bombast to the White House’s East Room.

From Salon