Examples of verve in a Sentence
She played with skill and verve.
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Pity as its title character gains health, the film loses its verve.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Compared to previous home matches, the section lacked its usual verve.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 14 May 2025
His keyboard work was consistently inspired and full of verve.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
Whoever prevails in the cardinals’ deliberations will inherit a church with plenty of gilding but still in need of some of the verve and passion that Francis brought to the task.
—Randall Balmer, Time, 8 May 2025
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Compared to previous home matches, the section lacked its usual verve.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 14 May 2025
His keyboard work was consistently inspired and full of verve.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
Whoever prevails in the cardinals’ deliberations will inherit a church with plenty of gilding but still in need of some of the verve and passion that Francis brought to the task.
—Randall Balmer, Time, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for verve
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“Verve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verve. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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verve
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: lively enthusiasm
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