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verb

past tense of spirit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spirited
Verb
The spontaneous leap came after the spirited 84-year-old woman decided to join her 2-year-old great-grandson in his birthday fun – proving that adventure has no expiration date. Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 22 June 2025 Meet Mala, a spirited dog who lives life to the fullest and loves hard. Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025 Mexico will be happy to take all three points to open its Concacaf Gold Cup title defense, with the Dominican Republic providing a spirited challenge in its first-ever Gold Cup match. Jon Arnold, New York Times, 15 June 2025 The oldest celebrity on this week’s arts pick list, however, has to be Victoria Woodhull, the spirited feminist, spiritualist and advocate of free love who died 98 years ago at the age of 88. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for spirited
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirited
Adjective
  • Turn four, in particular, put on a display of fiery orange and red, visible to the naked eye.
    Kristin Shaw, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2025
  • After surviving a fiery car wreck and successfully skipping his final year of high school to enroll at USC, incoming star freshman Alijah Arenas should be cleared to join the team for practice on Thursday, coach Eric Musselman confirmed.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • In February, a lively and well-attended protest march took over the streets of downtown McAllen; a news site compared it to a celebration after a high-school-football victory.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
  • The nightlife scene is surprisingly buzzy, with local favorites such as the Silver Dollar Bar and Saloon and the iconic Million Dollar Cowboy Bar offering live music and a lively crowd.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • The greatest scientists of any age have always been those most passionate about their field — most drawn to the transcendence reflected in their studies — those whose lives were as great as their work.
    Linda McMahon, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
  • And although the show was fairly undersold, the band's passionate fanbase was rewarded with a great spectacle of a show.
    Cal Roach, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • Both Explorer’s Lounge and the Pinnacle Bar are on the quieter side, while Rolling Stone Lounge and Billboard Onboard have live music and a more energetic vibe, particularly later in the evening.
    Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2025
  • That coherence is a physical, energetic property in one’s mind-body system.
    Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The cosmic whirlpool was captured in stunning video and appears to have been created by the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster falling back toward Earth, according to experts.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The French Football Federation’s social media team captured his return to Clairefontaine, where he was shown sharing an embrace with Deschamps moments after crossing the famous chateau’s threshold.
    Tom Williams, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • John's dramatic introduction to thunderstorms, captured so vividly on video, is a reminder of the vulnerability of our most spunky and playful pets.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
  • Spinning off from the 2021 movie of the same name, the show is about Pil, a spunky vagabond girl living in the medieval city of Foggyborough.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • The firm, which was founded three years ago by Julian Jacob, will then focus on transforming other toy brands into animated and live-action series, digital shorts, casual and mobile games, and immersive formats designed for today’s digitally native generation.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 July 2025
  • Martinsen described Arlo as an unusually animated and communicative baby.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • The finish is brisk with balanced acidity and a soft texture.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Examples of beneficial exercise include brisk walking, running, or cycling.
    Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 24 June 2025

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