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Examples of pep in a Sentence
Noun
The young teacher was full of pep.
the students always display considerably more pep during the weeks immediately prior to the holidays
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Isabelle Butera, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
Many turbo cars feel flat at low revs, but the XT has plenty of pep around town.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 7 May 2023
Add Color to a White Kitchen Bring a little pep to white kitchen cabinets with a colorful backsplash.
—Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
Everyone walks around with a pep in their step when these people are on set.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2023
These beauties will keep the pep in your step during long days at the office.
—Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 5 Sep. 2023
But, beneath the pep, other emotions are roiling: dread, restlessness, economic panic.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
Thanks to all that pep, the EV will reportedly be able to sprint from zero to 62 mph in just 3.2 seconds.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2023
The 43-year-old artist, born Alecia Moore, has for more than two decades been an antidote to the pep of conventional pop, using her don’t-test-me candor on and off the stage to tear down patriarchal standards and promote unabashed individualism.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2023
And will baseball purists like me, stubborn in our ways, embrace the rule changes that Epstein and baseball’s poobahs are installing to pep up the game for a new generation?
—David Axelrod, CNN, 1 Apr. 2023
Truly the best way to pep up your Thursday.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2020
Made with fresh corn and milk, onion, spices and sometimes goat cheese are added to pep it up.
—Sorrel Moseley-Williams, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
Usually, only a couple of drops of either is needed to pep up a cocktail.
—Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2023
Probably so, but ironically, the best way to pep yourself up is to get some exercise.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2022
Mullins remembers pep rallies around campus to try to change that.
—Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022
Chapman used products including vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, a hydrating booster and pep 8 serum to combat air travel dehydration.
—Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 9 June 2022
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Noun
On day four of being home, Jill has a pep in her step and has reacclimated to being home, the family said.
—Isabelle Butera, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
Many turbo cars feel flat at low revs, but the XT has plenty of pep around town.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 7 May 2023
Add Color to a White Kitchen Bring a little pep to white kitchen cabinets with a colorful backsplash.
—Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
Everyone walks around with a pep in their step when these people are on set.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2023
These beauties will keep the pep in your step during long days at the office.
—Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 5 Sep. 2023
But, beneath the pep, other emotions are roiling: dread, restlessness, economic panic.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
Thanks to all that pep, the EV will reportedly be able to sprint from zero to 62 mph in just 3.2 seconds.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2023
The 43-year-old artist, born Alecia Moore, has for more than two decades been an antidote to the pep of conventional pop, using her don’t-test-me candor on and off the stage to tear down patriarchal standards and promote unabashed individualism.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
Verb
There’s something calming and refreshing about spritzing a fine, barely-there mist with a breath of delicious scent that feels incredible, especially in the spring and summer when temperatures are hotter, and the sun is stronger or after a long flight to pep me up before day one of a trip.
—Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2023
And will baseball purists like me, stubborn in our ways, embrace the rule changes that Epstein and baseball’s poobahs are installing to pep up the game for a new generation?
—David Axelrod, CNN, 1 Apr. 2023
Truly the best way to pep up your Thursday.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2020
Made with fresh corn and milk, onion, spices and sometimes goat cheese are added to pep it up.
—Sorrel Moseley-Williams, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
Usually, only a couple of drops of either is needed to pep up a cocktail.
—Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2023
Probably so, but ironically, the best way to pep yourself up is to get some exercise.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2022
Mullins remembers pep rallies around campus to try to change that.
—Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022
Chapman used products including vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, a hydrating booster and pep 8 serum to combat air travel dehydration.
—Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 9 June 2022
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short for pepper
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“Pep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pep. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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PEP
abbreviation
phosphoenolpyruvate
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