high spirits
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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Not that we should complain about good feelings given that high spirits among the animals we call CEOs can have such a positive influence in enabling new opportunities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
Everyone is usually in high spirits, and the goodwill is high.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025
Carse also said Wood was in high spirits after his injury scare.
From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025
Hundreds of eighth-graders in freshly ironed button-down shirts and flowing dresses filed into Andrew Carnegie Middle School with their families Tuesday morning in high spirits.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
The high spirits with which we left Pretoria had been snuffed out by its stern atmosphere; we were face to face with the realization that our life would be unredeemably grim.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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