spruceness
Example Sentences
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The pleasure of his “Horseplay” comes principally from the spruceness of his rhythm and the way he makes each phrase feel brim full.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2013
Unseeming spruceness th' old man discommends, And in old men, only to live, offends.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
He came early in the evening, with his usual air of determination and a somewhat unusual spruceness.
From The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
To the curious glances of certain of his neighbors who had never before seen the Chief Inspector otherwise than a model of cleanliness and spruceness he was indifferent.
From Dope by Rohmer, Sax
Cleanliness and spruceness are the rule among the Quincy Market men and stall-keepers.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 by Various
