How to Use vigor in a Sentence

vigor

noun
  • She defended her beliefs with great vigor.
  • Squish the bags around with vigor and joy.
    CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • But in spring and fall, when the lawn is at peak vigor, mulching is just asking too much.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The swanky new decor is spot-on, more stylish vigor than the speakeasy verboten of the past.
    Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Howard was off his line with vigor and stifled the early chance.
    Brian Straus, SI.com, 20 July 2017
  • The long-term health and vigor of the trees will not be compromised.
    Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 26 Nov. 2020
  • So much of skateboarding’s vigor comes from the noise around it.
    Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 28 July 2024
  • There is blood here and vigor, love and hate, irony and compassion.
    New York Times, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Now with a packet of blue pills, but still with cheerful vigor, even joy.
    Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
  • The plan is meant to reduce the load on area roadways and bring even more vigor to the city’s core.
    New York Times, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The plan is meant to reduce the load on area roadways and bring even more vigor to the city's core.
    Arkansas Online, 2 Jan. 2022
  • With early pruning, don’t cut off vigor that has risen up past a bad spot in a cane (stem).
    Janet Miller, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2018
  • To have enough vigor to handle banks and criticisms that go with the job.
    Nicholas Comfort, Bloomberg.com, 12 Feb. 2018
  • The buds do not open properly, and over the course of a year or two, the plants lose vigor and die.
    Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 23 Jan. 2020
  • This time, the bullpen responded with vigor.
    Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Seeing houses and schools turn to rubble has drained the vigor from his voice.
    Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022
  • When beating, whip with vigor using a fork instead of a whisk.
    Megan Zhang, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The main reason to divide spring bulbs is to restore vigor.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
  • His eyes still sparkled and his vigor still shot through the screen when questions about the Bears arose.
    Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Feb. 2021
  • Both had been six feet tall and just under 200 pounds at the peak of their vigor.
    New York Times, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Brantley believes there won’t be any change in the vigor of the eruption any time soon.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News, 7 June 2018
  • The crisp one-liners are delivered with vigor and go down with the snap of a shot of whiskey.
    Randy Myers, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Most double-strength coffees get their vigor from the types of beans used and the roasting method.
    Ac Shilton, Outside Online, 25 May 2018
  • All kinds of Browns vigor was shown off, from newborns to pets to classmates to triplets.
    Hayden Grove, cleveland, 16 Jan. 2021
  • Van Gogh used short, twisty brushstrokes to give the dark, glossy trees a sense of torque and bristling vigor.
    Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2021
  • His vigor has to be suppressed for an exhausted husk of a man like George.
    Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022
  • This vigor and her wardrobe carried her to some of the most powerful rooms in the nation.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Whether a vine growing up a tree is harmful or not will depend on the vigor of the vine and the size of the tree.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The chart shows pretty clearly that the economy snapped back with speed and vigor.
    Simon Constable, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Fertilizer is a great way to improve the vigor of pothos, but too much can do more harm than good.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026

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