with élan
Example Sentences
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And so it was with Hollywood, which over the course of four decades translated some of McMurtry’s best work for film, episodes narrated with élan by Mr. Streitfeld.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
O’Toole, a prolific essayist and critic, calls this inventive narrative “a personal history of modern Ireland” — an ambitious project, but one he pulls off with élan.
From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2022
Directed with élan by Tony-winner Kenny Leon, the production raises the energy level with stadium-style razzle-dazzle.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2022
Out with the hackneyed propriety of his predecessor ; in with élan.
From Washington Post • Oct. 9, 2021
But his Majesty was not to be baffled so: again he marched with vigor, and then returned to the attack with élan.
From The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok by Leonowens, Anna Harriette
