verve

[ UK /vˈɜːv/ ]
[ US /ˈvɝv/ ]
NOUN
  1. an energetic style
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How To Use verve In A Sentence

  • Thus America has responded to the enormous challenges the economy faces in the short-term and long-term alike with a complete failure of vision and verve. Andrei Cherny: Individual Age Economics
  • And the vervet monkey, Larry, they're in troops of 50 to 100 to 200.
  • Leicester were full of verve and energy and, basically, bewildered most of the opposition last season. Times, Sunday Times
  • He played the innings of a lifetime in Cape Town and bowled with verve and energy in each match. Times, Sunday Times
  • Between short scenes – aiming presumably to distil the essence of Faulks's novel but actually stripping it of atmosphere and verve – swathes of prose are just read out. Birdsong; On Ageing; The Big Fellah; Yes, Prime Minister
  • What is true of vervets is almost certainly true of us.
  • Sure, there were film songs sung with verve, dances and a skit, and games for children scampering around.
  • His intelligence was pragmatic, solving problems with energy, verve and disciplined iteration. Times, Sunday Times
  • For Verve Remixed, the label commissioned electronica acts to remix songs as esteemed as Billie Holiday’s “Don’t Explain” and as bizarre as Tony Scott’s “Hare Krishna.” Disquiet » Industry Standards
  • The far-fetched story is propelled by its endlessly inventive energy and visual verve. Times, Sunday Times
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