esprit

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

“I think there’s certainly an esprit de corps, a unity, a camaraderie that comes from going through an experience like this,” Lee said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025

But seen here, at comic-strip scale, they radiate imaginative esprit, thanks to the wonderful linear style — shivery and filigree-fine — of an 8th century artist who signed his name.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

“When I look at the people that I met there and the structure and the camaraderie, it’s like we really had an esprit de corps there,” said Collick, 71.

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2022

“You can tell this isn’t a Marine base. There's no spirit here. No esprit de corps.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy