raise spirits

Example Sentences

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Between two air-raid alerts, the Kyiv Classic Orchestra on Friday gave travellers at the city's main railway station an hour-long concert, to raise spirits during the war with Russia.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

"Humour and fun are a good way to raise spirits after what has been a difficult year in the world," Ms Shuttleworth said.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024

This week it performs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, ever the work to raise spirits.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2022

So it was fitting that the Cannes Film Festival turned to him to help raise spirits, and set the tone for the festival, on opening day.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2021

Not even the arrival from Dawson of the Montana Kid, pugilist and gambler, could raise spirits so cast down, not even though he was said to bring strange news from outside.

From The Magnetic North by Robins, Elizabeth