wellspring
Example Sentences
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Murnau, a village in the Bavarian Alps about 45 miles from Munich, became Münter’s wellspring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
Elected officials from across the nation are drawn to California because of its wellspring of wealthy political donors.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025
Angela’s vivid mood swings are a wellspring of entertainment; Tommy associates her phone number with an orchestral ringtone that sounds like a horror movie jump scare.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025
The 18th-century cult of reason met its match in the 19th century’s devotion to feeling—including suffering—as the wellspring of life and truth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
And a wellspring of all the things that still might be.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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