spirt
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Aside from a mournful clarinet line in the first part of its third and final movement, the work had a surprisingly ebullient spirt for something composed by a Dane in 1944.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Many viewers will be getting themselves into the spirt of the season with a festive film - and there are plenty on offer on Christmas Eve.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
Sharon Nelson told reporters her brother’s music will live forever and that his spirt “sneaks up on me sometimes.”
From Washington Times ● May 4, 2023
In a recent PBS documentary, Tharp said that “Deuce Coupe,” famous for its Beach Boys soundtrack and graffiti backdrop, “turned out to be about the spirt and adventure of teenagers.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
Yet, till thon spirt of hot tar blinded me, No chap was cuter in all the countryside, Or better at a bargain; and it took 4 A nimble tongue to bandy words with mine.
From Krindlesyke by Gibson, Wilfrid Wilson
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