wellspring
Example Sentences
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Elected officials from across the nation are drawn to California because of its wellspring of wealthy political donors.
From Los Angeles Times
The everyday tools of the kitchen can be connected to powerful memories and wellsprings of feeling.
"Make no mistake, Erivo remains a powerhouse, with pipes that shake the heavens and a wellspring of unforced emotional intensity that never runs dry."
From BBC
Angela’s vivid mood swings are a wellspring of entertainment; Tommy associates her phone number with an orchestral ringtone that sounds like a horror movie jump scare.
From Salon
The 18th-century cult of reason met its match in the 19th century’s devotion to feeling—including suffering—as the wellspring of life and truth.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.