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

Crewe keeps one eye on the past and the other on the future; his book brims with élan and feeling, an ode to eros and a lost world, and a warning about the dangers ahead.

From Washington Post • Dec. 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

That’s often because proactive moderation policies are not enforced with élan even when they exist.

From The Verge • Jul. 16, 2018

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