sprit
Americannoun
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sprits
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sprit
before 900; Middle English spret, Old English sprēot; cognate with Dutch, German Spriet; akin to sprout
Example Sentences
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That is far from the sprit of the McCleary lawsuit settlement.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
The PM said it has given tens of thousands of documents the official Covid inquiry "in a sprit of candour and transparency".
From BBC ● May 30, 2023
But to the surprise of the fans lined up along Boylston Street for the final sprit, he wasn’t among the three leaders.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
True to that sprit, her episode, which is set among the Navajo people, challenges the concept of the U.S. legal system being the only form of justice on North American soil.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
“I may not like the little sprit very much, but I’m not cruel enough to buy him a lute with a sour neck.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
King Charles III is launching a personal playlist of music that lifts his sprits and brings back important memories, including Bob Marley, Kylie Minogue and Grace Jones.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
She then points at the decorative offerings: Marigold flowers to welcome sprits with fresh aromas, salt to keep the evil away, glasses of water for tired souls.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
If this rule is ignored, sprits may follow Tupperwares of the noodle dish pancit and bibingka, a coconut-rice cake, home in anger.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2018
McCain is resting comfortably and is in good sprits, the statement adds, and will spend the week at home in Arizona.
From Time ● Jul. 17, 2017
A large Dutch coasting trader, fitted with two masts, and sails set with sprits.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
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