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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ben Saïd is indeed a terrific producer (Breillat credits him with the inspired casting of Drucker and Rabourdin), and his greatest inspiration is the pairing of Breillat with the subject.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
Locating the bus outdoors, albeit far from the backcountry, will allow visitors to have some sense of the natural environment that so inspired McCandless, Linn says.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
In an inspired union of artist, venue, and moment, BAM’s Howard Gilman Opera House welcomes the experimentalist ANOHNI (Oct. 18-19) for her first shows with the Johnsons in a decade.—Sheldon Pearce
Art
Fallible Flesh, Orphism, Gold
This fall belongs to groups.
—The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
Needless to say, we were spoiled with inspired, flavourful dishes.
—Stacey Wreathall, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
Locating the bus outdoors, albeit far from the backcountry, will allow visitors to have some sense of the natural environment that so inspired McCandless, Linn says.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
In an inspired union of artist, venue, and moment, BAM’s Howard Gilman Opera House welcomes the experimentalist ANOHNI (Oct. 18-19) for her first shows with the Johnsons in a decade.—Sheldon Pearce
Art
Fallible Flesh, Orphism, Gold
This fall belongs to groups.
—The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
Needless to say, we were spoiled with inspired, flavourful dishes.
—Stacey Wreathall, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2024
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“Inspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspired. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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