élan

Example Sentences

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And so it was with Hollywood, which over the course of four decades translated some of McMurtry’s best work for film, episodes narrated with élan by Mr. Streitfeld.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It was something in Dominique Pelicot's swagger, his "élan" - as the French might put it - that immediately struck the psychiatrist as odd.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

A stylish blender or kettle can earn its space on the counter by adding a dash of élan or color.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Although cut off from the economics of putting pen to paper or finger to keyboard, scores of WGA members are using their downtime and when not picketing the studios to channel their creative élan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Somewhere in all this, it was thought, there also resided a mysterious élan vital, the force that brought inanimate objects to life.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson