inspiration
Example Sentences
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He talks about Dean as this inspiration and visionary guy but he also just says, “I’m going to call B.S. on all the spiritual, mystical stuff.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
In 2016, Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, taking inspiration and personnel from Barack Obama’s two election wins, was a data-heavy enterprise that relied on analytics — and, famously, an algorithm named Ada.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
A love of space begun when he was a boy, and he cited the 1969 Moon landing as an inspiration.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
He’s indicating the power itself is an inspiration.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
On Sunday night, after my mother and I ate four thawed hamburgers and one large bowl of Italian macaroni salad, I decided to try for some inspiration, which is something that every artist needs.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
Vocabulary lists containing inspiration
An Inspirational Back-to-School Word List
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The Ingenious Lexicon of Invention
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