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Examples of vim in a Sentence
some food and a little rest should give me back some of my vim
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All too often their inferior opponents have awakened bright-eyed-bushy-tailed, and so full of vim and vinegar, breakfast can be skipped.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
The embers of a great industrial base are still burning, the US has an opportunity to stoke the flames and revive the vim and vigor of American industriousness.
—Prince Ghosh, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
The parameters generate something spontaneous, something strange, something that echoes the vim of hip-hop visionary Rammellzee circa 1983 and something that hints at the mysteries of existence circa eternity.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2023
Vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin D3, copper, iron, and other vitamins and minerals provide the general base your pup needs to live a healthy life full of vim and vigor.
—Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
Latin, accusative of vis strength; akin to Greek is strength, Sanskrit vaya meal, strength
First Known Use
1843, in the meaning defined above
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“Vim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vim. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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noun
: robust energy and enthusiasm
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