esprit
Example Sentences
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Steve Jobs’s pirate flag celebrated a certain rebellious esprit de corps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The president told NBC News it would be an exercise in generating some "esprit de corps" - suggesting that he saw an opportunity to galvanise his troops.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
Hiller believes nicknames can be useful in developing an identity and esprit de corps for young players, who are typically lacking both.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2025
And despite all the rule changes, precautions and equipment improvements meant to decrease brain damage, players are bigger and stronger and seem to play with a greater esprit de martyrdom than ever before.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2022
In 1928, when I was nine, I belonged, with maximum esprit de corps, to an organization known as the Comanche Club.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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