How to Use wellspring in a Sentence

wellspring

noun
  • The tour guide was a wellspring of information.
  • This becomes the wellspring of the book.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The canyon is likewise a wellspring of life for the river’s rare species.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The wellspring of innovation can be found in places that are not going well.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Epirus is not, by any stretch, the only true wellspring of music left in Europe.
    — Evan Eisenberg, WSJ, 24 May 2018
  • There are two main wellsprings the Covid denialism movement drew from.
    — Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Germany — and, to some extent, the city of Leeds — is the wellspring of soccer’s ideas.
    — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Another is how her turbulent youth has served as a wellspring for much of her writing.
    — New York Times, 5 Oct. 2021
  • All those people have become part of an ever-growing wellspring of support over the years.
    — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Hoffman gives a line that might otherwise sound sappy a deep wellspring of emotion.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2020
  • Fashion Paris Fashion Week is a wellspring for all that’s shiny and new.
    — Eviana Hartman, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Albanese cites the story as a wellspring of his empathy for others.
    — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 22 May 2022
  • Those events tapped a wellspring of racial tension in Columbus, say local activists.
    — Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Leaphorn is the wellspring of knowledge about law enforcement among the Navajo.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 8 June 2022
  • Bell and Platt, in particular, are a wellspring of zingy one-liners.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Emerson was the wellspring of the Renaissance.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • That, and the wellspring of family emotion into which the movie taps, represent the good news.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 5 Mar. 2020
  • But despite its infamous excess, the dot-com boom was a wellspring of mundane success, too.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2018
  • There is no landmark legislation that bears his thumbprint, no law that flowed from the wellspring of his intellect.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
  • So why not rely on yourself to be a wellspring of skills, understanding, and knowledge?
    — Maha Abouelenein, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Some aid helped some people, but there’s no reason that should translate into a wellspring of support for the party.
    — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The pampered joker prince would soon find grounding, purpose, and a new wellspring of maternal pride.
    — Simon Usborne, Town & Country, 13 Mar. 2022
  • The film also confirmed that Buckley’s wellspring of art was likely deep and profound.
    — Tony Gervino, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The just-under-the-surface rage of Roth's novel contains a wellspring of emotion.
    — Ani Bundel, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2020
  • Back on asphalt, the Rover’s newfound agility flows from another wellspring of tech.
    — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024
  • There, the two talked about the joyful nitty-gritty of not only poetry, but the poets' wellspring, life.
    — Scott Hocker, theweek, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Some TikTok users have garnered thousands and thousands of likes, and a wellspring of comments.
    — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 23 July 2019
  • And for Terry and her staff, the project is a wellspring of good vibes and fresh momentum as the expansion dream steadily comes to life.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2021
  • The next decade, he was brought in as a leader in building the Opéra Bastille, which became a wellspring of disaster.
    — Joshua Barone, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Craig Federighi, Apple’s head of software, is tasked with keeping that wellspring of new ideas flowing.
    — Tom Simonite, WIRED, 6 June 2018

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