esprit de corps
Example Sentences
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The president told NBC News it would be an exercise in generating some "esprit de corps" - suggesting that he saw an opportunity to galvanise his troops.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
Hiller believes nicknames can be useful in developing an identity and esprit de corps for young players, who are typically lacking both.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2025
The department had argued the policy was enforced “to increase discipline, uniformity, safety and esprit de corps throughout this Department,” according to a Washington Post report at the time.
From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2022
And there was a buoyant esprit de corps, stemming from the troupe’s constant touring, not just all over Finland, but around the globe.
From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2022
In 1928, when I was nine, I belonged, with maximum esprit de corps, to an organization known as the Comanche Club.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
