esprit de corps

Example Sentences

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The president told NBC News it would be an exercise in generating some "esprit de corps" - suggesting that he saw an opportunity to galvanise his troops.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

The drill teams are intended to be the face of each military branch, serving as ambassadors and demonstrating skill, discipline and esprit de corps for the public.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022

To that end, they are acting with an esprit de corps and fanatical commitment to their cause to make such an outcome a reality.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2021

The LGBTQ-friendly update, which opens new possibilities for romantic unions, winks puckishly to establish a giddy esprit de corps with the audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2021

In 1928, when I was nine, I belonged, with maximum esprit de corps, to an organization known as the Comanche Club.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger