alacrity

Example Sentences

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He eventually decided that playing seated gave him more alacrity on the keyboard and was easier to improvise.

From Washington Post

Congress is empowered to reject or modify any D.C. legislation, and the House and Senate can quash the city’s spending plans with the same alacrity with which they killed its criminal code reform.

From Washington Post

“Frankly, the breathlessness and alacrity with which stories like this one are promoted, in the face of very incomplete and confusing ‘data,’ leaves me frustrated and concerned,” he said.

From Washington Post

Some crypto advocates worry that China’s alacrity in the space threatens the dollar, national security and American competitiveness.

From New York Times

With a fresh round of federal payments in their pockets and vaccines in their arms, many Americans have begun shopping and dining out with renewed alacrity, driving retail sales.

From New York Times