Examples of verve in a Sentence
She played with skill and verve.
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Mara will appear with her sister Kate next year in a film directed by Werner Herzog, who at 83 appears to have lost none of his verve.
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2025
Is the group as tough-minded without Thibodeau’s patented verve?
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Bora gives her translations such bite and verve.
—Diana Arterian
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
But as in most of his roles since The Departed and The Fighter, Wahlberg shows little charisma, particularly when he’s flanked by an actor with the irreverent verve of LaKeith Stanfield, who steals every scene without even breaking a sweat.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2025
Is the group as tough-minded without Thibodeau’s patented verve?
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Bora gives her translations such bite and verve.
—Diana Arterian
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
But as in most of his roles since The Departed and The Fighter, Wahlberg shows little charisma, particularly when he’s flanked by an actor with the irreverent verve of LaKeith Stanfield, who steals every scene without even breaking a sweat.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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 9 Oct. 2025.
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verve
noun
: lively enthusiasm
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