wellspring
Example Sentences
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Certainly there is a wry truth to Picasso’s opinion on artistic progress writ large, yet Ms. Chan is also persuasive in saying that new creativity springs from the same ancient wellspring Picasso was talking about.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Murnau, a village in the Bavarian Alps about 45 miles from Munich, became Münter’s wellspring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
Angela’s vivid mood swings are a wellspring of entertainment; Tommy associates her phone number with an orchestral ringtone that sounds like a horror movie jump scare.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025
It is, and has been since its founding about a century ago, the ideological wellspring of modern Sunni Islamism.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025
Tears from a wellspring deep and dark streamed down my face.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
