Examples of esprit in a Sentence
the dance company has an infectious esprit that captivates audiences
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In power, their Cheka harnessed the esprit of a military-religious order of knights with the atrocious violence of a gangster hit squad.
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Time,
24 Aug. 2023
As hip-hop rose from an underground phenomenon to a global vernacular, that esprit—of being the best, the baddest, the most beautiful—never vanished.
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Outside Online,
28 Oct. 2021
Each outfit in the show is accompanied by a headpiece that features a corresponding term, such as esprit, vitality, and self-determination.
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Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2021
The assembly has moved online because of the coronavirus, compounding the pandemic's blows to the city's economy and worldly esprit.
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Jennifer Peltz,
Star Tribune,
21 Sep. 2020
College deans wanted to establish the same esprit-de-corps within houses as could be found in an exclusive fraternity, but that required engineering.
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Carla Yanni,
Smithsonian,
6 Sep. 2019
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Time,
24 Aug. 2023
As hip-hop rose from an underground phenomenon to a global vernacular, that esprit—of being the best, the baddest, the most beautiful—never vanished.
—
Outside Online,
28 Oct. 2021
Each outfit in the show is accompanied by a headpiece that features a corresponding term, such as esprit, vitality, and self-determination.
—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2021
The assembly has moved online because of the coronavirus, compounding the pandemic's blows to the city's economy and worldly esprit.
—
Jennifer Peltz,
Star Tribune,
21 Sep. 2020
College deans wanted to establish the same esprit-de-corps within houses as could be found in an exclusive fraternity, but that required engineering.
—
Carla Yanni,
Smithsonian,
6 Sep. 2019
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“Esprit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/esprit. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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esprit
noun
es·prit
is-ˈprē 
: lively cleverness or wit
Etymology
from French esprit, literally, "spirit"
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