Examples of verve in a Sentence
She played with skill and verve.
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Even his imitation of 20th-century leadership lacks a certain verve.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts cannot manage with the confidence and verve in handling his pitching staff last October; a rickety bullpen can make a skipper look skittish.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Don Coryell would’ve liked their verve.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Case’s work in the Canadian power-pop collective the New Pornographers may have more verve and thrust, but her solo work is emotionally richer, and harder to qualify.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts cannot manage with the confidence and verve in handling his pitching staff last October; a rickety bullpen can make a skipper look skittish.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Don Coryell would’ve liked their verve.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Case’s work in the Canadian power-pop collective the New Pornographers may have more verve and thrust, but her solo work is emotionally richer, and harder to qualify.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Verve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verve. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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: lively enthusiasm
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