spirits
Example Sentences
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Seeing his place in its current state has dampened his spirits but not his determination to rebuild.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
I expected to see him in similarly jovial spirits.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Signs of economic strength helped lift investors’ spirits Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In his last days in prison he tried to keep up the spirits of his fellow inmates and managed to have smuggled out an audio message to his mother.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Leah reported that the bed, with Calvin still in it, broke apart, “the head-board in one place, the foot-board in another …” How quickly these spirits had grown out of control.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
