in a spirited manner

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Charges of every description were preferred against her which she refuted in a spirited manner, but her credentials were finally rejected.

From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Harper, Ida Husted

On the 2nd, it appeared to me to be desirable to extend to the right of our position; which was effected in a spirited manner by the King's infantry.

From Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. Particularly of his Services in the Canadas, including a reply to the strictures on his Military Character, Contained in an Article in The Quareterly Review by Brenton, E. B.

Our artillery, from both land and sea, replied in a spirited manner.

From The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula by Collett, Herbert Brayley

How they escape, discover gold in great plenty, and begin a large colonisation scheme is told in a spirited manner.

From W. & R. Chambers Selected Catalogue 1892 Suitable for Prizes and Presentation by Various

This was done in a spirited manner on the 21st November.

From Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign by Kingston, William Henry Giles