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

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

At the depots, too, we encountered a new medium of enlivenment.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward

Yet there were sweet chains in the little hands that held her gown, and in the thought of the lonely old man who depended on her for enlivenment.

From Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

She got to know Fox and Henrietta very well, which was a continual joy and enlivenment.

From Concerning Sally by Hopkins, William John