irrepressible

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Because this is a low-key charity gig, the staging and lighting are minimal; but the star makes the room shrink, shimmying around in a jade green ballgown with irrepressible energy.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

We all hold irrepressible yearnings and desires; they have driven us, across time, to engage with a spiritual world that encompasses beauty and, more importantly, our own inner lives and our connection to community.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The visitors were 59-1 at lunch, leading by 99, with Duckett on 28 and Pope not-out 24, digging in after the irrepressible Mitchell Starc again pounced in the first over.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

The irrepressible funny man is using this difficult moment to take to the stage, offering a candid look at how his life has changed as he fights cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

Dennis Goldberg, the youngest of the accused, had an irrepressible sense of humor and often had us laughing when we should not have been.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela