enlivenment

Example Sentences

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The only enlivenment was the appearance of the 19-year-old Dalai Lama, escorted out of Tibet by a Red general three weeks ago as thousands of his subjects wept and prostrated themselves.

From Time Magazine Archive

Our friend began the day prosperously, finding everybody cordial and gay, and doing, as he thought, his full share towards the enlivenment of each call.

From From the Easy Chair, series 3 by Curtis, George William

The winter of 1770 was one of unusual severity; and she found resources for a further enlivenment of the court in the frost itself.

From The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France by Yonge, Charles Duke

It was while traversing this bend that we witnessed a singular mirage that lent to the day all the enlivenment it had.

From Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska by Stuck, Hudson

She has been very kind, and my great enlivenment," said Ermine, "and she can't be expected to know how little we want her.

From Clever Woman of the Family by Yonge, Charlotte Mary