Examples of wellspring in a Sentence
The tour guide was a wellspring of information.
the nation's colleges and universities were a wellspring for political activism and unrest
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Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
The canyon is likewise a wellspring of life for the river’s rare species.
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Perhaps my working life as a critic has conditioned me into such a response; the movies have long been not just my cultural sustenance but also a personal wellspring of sanity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
The first biography of James Schuyler suggests that his tendency to withdraw was both a harbinger of his disabling mood disorder and the wellspring of his shimmering poetry.
—Langdon Hammer, The New York Review of Books, 30 Oct. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
The canyon is likewise a wellspring of life for the river’s rare species.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Perhaps my working life as a critic has conditioned me into such a response; the movies have long been not just my cultural sustenance but also a personal wellspring of sanity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
The first biography of James Schuyler suggests that his tendency to withdraw was both a harbinger of his disabling mood disorder and the wellspring of his shimmering poetry.
—Langdon Hammer, The New York Review of Books, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wellspring
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“Wellspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wellspring. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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wellspring
noun
well·spring
ˈwel-ˌspriŋ 
1
: a source of continual supply
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