inspired
adjective
in·spired
in-ˈspī(-ə)rd 
: outstanding or brilliant in a way or to a degree suggestive of divine inspiration
gave an inspired performance
Examples of inspired in a Sentence
She gave an inspired performance.
He was an inspired choice for the role.
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By the late chapters, Daphne and her contemporaries, now old, seem to remember less about those days with Cecil than does the reader, who came through them recently—an inspired way of calling forth the novel-ness of the novel without breaking the realist’s line.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2025
The area around Aspen’s historic Lift One, the original gateway to the west side of Aspen Mountain, is entering an inspired new chapter.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
Over the next decade, joy becomes more intuitive, love more inspired, and creativity more fearless.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
Director Tom Gormican and his co-screenwriter Kevin Etten had a unique idea, quite an inspired one.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2025
The area around Aspen’s historic Lift One, the original gateway to the west side of Aspen Mountain, is entering an inspired new chapter.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
Over the next decade, joy becomes more intuitive, love more inspired, and creativity more fearless.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
Director Tom Gormican and his co-screenwriter Kevin Etten had a unique idea, quite an inspired one.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inspired
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“Inspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspired. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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