with spirit

Example Sentences

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We have to proceed with spirit, with energy, in spite of everything, an energy that amounts to a kind of love.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The debutants played hard, played with spirit and half of them picked up their first Women’s World Cup win.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023

The play, adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s novel “Hamnet,” centers on a version of Anne who brims with spirit and practical intelligence.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023

“It just has to do with spirit, and nobody embodied that better than Edith.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Emma’s smart and widely read brother attended seances, communed with spirit guides, and collected photographs that seemed to show ghosts and spirits.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman