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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This repetitiveness can wear on the reader, but Aber manages to redeem it through the impeccable rhythm of her prose and her inspired choice of detail.
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Laila Lalami, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
An inspired Jude Bellingham opened the scoring in the 63rd minute, before Martin Valjent’s 92nd-minute own goal and Rodrygo’s effort, three minutes later, rounded off the win.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Paul Mullin’s 14 goals in 13 appearances during the run-in was the key to promotion, while George Dobson has proved an inspired summer addition.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
That, of course, and its inspired, masculine design, which was joined in 1993 by the Royal Oak Offshore, a massive, thick take on the R.O. designed by Emmanuel Gueit.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
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Laila Lalami, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
An inspired Jude Bellingham opened the scoring in the 63rd minute, before Martin Valjent’s 92nd-minute own goal and Rodrygo’s effort, three minutes later, rounded off the win.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Paul Mullin’s 14 goals in 13 appearances during the run-in was the key to promotion, while George Dobson has proved an inspired summer addition.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
That, of course, and its inspired, masculine design, which was joined in 1993 by the Royal Oak Offshore, a massive, thick take on the R.O. designed by Emmanuel Gueit.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Inspired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspired. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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