verve
Example Sentences
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But if Spain was a picture of tactical discipline, France found itself strangely devoid of the verve or precision that had carried it this far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
There’s a wonderful verve to Early’s filmmaking, allowing what would otherwise come off as breakneck tonal shifts to feel remarkably earned.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
In an exchange with McFadden in May 2025, Mandelson wrote that "Keir lacks verve as does the Cabinet as a whole."
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
"Vijay carries a different kind of verve," says social scientist Shiv Visvanathan.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Effie, shining in a wig of metallic gold, lacks her usual verve.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing verve
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