inspired
adjective
in·spired
in-ˈspī(-ə)rd 
: outstanding or brilliant in a way or to a degree suggestive of divine inspiration
gave an inspired performance
Examples of inspired in a Sentence
She gave an inspired performance.
He was an inspired choice for the role.
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Gaga sings about self-confidence yet manages to sound less inspired than on the rest of Born This Way, and the closing guitar solo deflates the song like a balloon.
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Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Although the styles are Y2K inspired, Siddiqsons has modernized the look and feel for today’s consumer.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
The Nobody Wants This creator, 42, has been outspoken about her experience with IVF and hopes that by creating these shirts, others will feel inspired and proud to have gone through the process as well.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Apple and honey!), but perhaps the most inspired is filled with guava and cream cheese, an apparent riff on Cuban pastelitos, with the heady, sticky intensity of the tropical fruit just barely tempered by the smooth schmear.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024
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Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Although the styles are Y2K inspired, Siddiqsons has modernized the look and feel for today’s consumer.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
The Nobody Wants This creator, 42, has been outspoken about her experience with IVF and hopes that by creating these shirts, others will feel inspired and proud to have gone through the process as well.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Apple and honey!), but perhaps the most inspired is filled with guava and cream cheese, an apparent riff on Cuban pastelitos, with the heady, sticky intensity of the tropical fruit just barely tempered by the smooth schmear.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Inspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspired. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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