buoyant

Example Sentences

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She hesitated only for a moment—a moment in which risk and reason, fear, and a kind of buoyant, eager curiosity collided visibly across her face.

From Literature

Why has cruise demand been so buoyant, though?

From The Wall Street Journal

Ever the eager pedagogue, as played with buoyant energy by Mr. Morse, Beckett annotates her performance: “Haydn based that movement of the symphony on a folk song. From Croatia.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The decision comes against the background of a buoyant Spanish economy, falling unemployment, worker shortages in some sectors, and broad support for the measure, including from labor unions, many businesses and the Catholic Church.

From The Wall Street Journal

I ignore it, concentrating on the slap of the ball on the pavement, the buoyant bounce against my palm, and the thrill every time I make a basket.

From Literature