How to Use spirited in a Sentence

spirited

adjective

• The team put up a spirited defense.
• She's a very spirited young lady.
• The Toreros then went out and played one of their most spirited games of the year.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
• The cast was all aces, most of all Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the mean-spirited Elaine.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Oct. 2022
• The Dew Drop fairies are brave and spirited and make great role models.
  — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
• The scenes in the stands and on the field reflected a spirited baseball culture.
  — James Wagner, New York Times, 1 May 2023
• The singer also hoped that fans would bring the same spirited looks that she's seen on the road throughout this tour.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
• Here's how to spend a spirited weekend in Grapevine, Texas.
  — Jennifer Chappell Smith, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2023
• Plus, the crew gets into a spirited debate on what the best chili is around the Cincinnati area.
  — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022
• The skin-baring briefs never move out of place, even through all the spirited jump squats, twirls, kicks and lunges.
  — Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2023
• The Super Bowl champ paired the black Dreamathon shirt with white shades and a team hat and shorts for a spirited, yet stylish look.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2022
• Ten months after their break up, her ex-boyfriend sends a mean spirited package to her home 4.
  — oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2022
• The leather basketball patch on its chest makes for a spirited final touch.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2023
• The two-hour practice was a spirited session, and the offensive starters had a better day.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
• Is this coming from a mean-spirited place or is just simply a matter of taste and what somebody is used to?
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 20 Sep. 2022
• But a spirited State of the Union address last week seemed to temper some concerns for now about his ability to do the job.
  — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
• But there seemed no other way for this game to end, as both teams gave a spirited performance.
  — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Dec. 2022
• But here are two: the rising of the sun with each day and the spirited performance of FC Barcelona (Barça, for short) in every football season.
  — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2023
• Ariana Caldwell is a knockout as the child — now-scared, now-high-spirited — and also aces the role of Young Ti Moune.
  — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2022
• Emma Thompson as the evil headmistress is a hoot, and the spirited young cast, under Matthew Warchus’ direction, saves the day and then some.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2022
• The Celtics crafted a spirited comeback, as teams facing massive deficits tend to do.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Dec. 2022
• The matches and lessons can turn spirited quickly, especially with a little wine or a Pimm’s Cup in the mix.
  — Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
• Trump’s term that maybe the petulant and mean-spirited president would grow and become a better man.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2022
• Well, six years later, this year’s pick is bound to drum up some spirited discussion, too.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 Dec. 2022
• The state Assembly passed the bill about three hours after a spirited debate on Thursday.
  — Maysoon Khan, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2023
• The Falcons began to fade in the second half against a spirited Somerset Berkley effort.
  — Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2022
• Pépin is a member of a spirited boules club that plays weekends from June to September and consists of about 40 players.
  — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2022
• Watch Walken’s spirited appearance in the cold open below.
  — William Earl, Variety, 28 Oct. 2023
• His pranks are a turn of the dial too mean-spirited, his dislike for Fred a touch too elaborately stated.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 15 Feb. 2023
• Guests will say bottoms up at Sawmill and Old Town area watering holes to get into the spirited adventures with a buzz.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024