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She played with skill and verve.
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Curry lends plenty of music-hall verve as the butler, and Warren makes a sizzling Miss Scarlet.
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Kirk Ellis, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
His passion—and the source of his intellectual verve—is working on archaeological digs.
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United’s first-half performance was magnificent, a mini festival of movement and verve.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 3 May 2026
His movies exude eagerness, energy, verve in storytelling, and unmitigated confidence in the emotional power of the cinema itself.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
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Kirk Ellis, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
His passion—and the source of his intellectual verve—is working on archaeological digs.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
United’s first-half performance was magnificent, a mini festival of movement and verve.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 3 May 2026
His movies exude eagerness, energy, verve in storytelling, and unmitigated confidence in the emotional power of the cinema itself.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for verve
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“Verve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verve. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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verve
noun
: lively enthusiasm
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