Example Sentences

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Schmuli has spirited away their daughters; Esther has fled Brooklyn with their infant son, Abraham.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023

It turns out that the sofa has spirited opinions on 19th-century British literature, while the lamp is a strident medievalist.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2020

In defiance of every rule in the KGB handbook, Karla has spirited his beloved daughter to a Swiss sanatorium under a false name, and Smiley has used this knowledge to blackmail him.

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2020

As the wife, Niconora Andreyeva has spirited dramatic presence, but vocally she is insecure.

From Time Magazine Archive

Is it for some bet that he has spirited the little heiress away?

From Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune by Onions, Mrs. Oliver