Examples of spirited in a Sentence

The team put up a spirited defense. She's a very spirited young lady.

Recent Examples on the Web Over its four decades of lampooning Hollywood, the Razzies have been criticized as mean-spirited and out-of-touch. — Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2022 The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, a campy, mean-spirited fiction about the Showtime-era Los Angeles Lakers. — Arn Tellem, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2022 Cameron Payne was just getting up shots with Devin Booker after Tuesday’s spirited practice. — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2022 The Lakers had another spirited practice Thursday that LeBron James didn’t attend because he was given the day off after participating in the All-Star game last weekend in Cleveland. — Broderick Turner Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2022 The Spurs opened training camp Tuesday with a spirited practice befitting a young, hungry team. — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2021 On Monday, that meant a spirited practice heavy on battle drills for his Gophers men's hockey team, one-on-one and two-on-two competitions among players. — Randy Johnson, Star Tribune, 20 Jan. 2021 The New Orleans Saints returned to the indoor practice facility at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center Monday to hold a spirited, fully-padded practice with referees on hand. — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 31 Aug. 2020 Candidates who exemplify the skill of happiness are pleasant to be around, more satisfied in life, high spirited and enthusiastic employees. — Roberta Moore, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2022 See More

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