Examples of verve in a Sentence
She played with skill and verve.
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United’s first-half performance was magnificent, a mini festival of movement and verve.
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 3 May 2026
His movies exude eagerness, energy, verve in storytelling, and unmitigated confidence in the emotional power of the cinema itself.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Leo is a fire sign with a verve for life.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
Another entry in our recent deluge of ironic gorefests, Over Your Dead Body doesn’t really give us anything new, although for its first half at least, the picture gets by on some verve and a modicum of intelligence.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 3 May 2026
His movies exude eagerness, energy, verve in storytelling, and unmitigated confidence in the emotional power of the cinema itself.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Leo is a fire sign with a verve for life.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
Another entry in our recent deluge of ironic gorefests, Over Your Dead Body doesn’t really give us anything new, although for its first half at least, the picture gets by on some verve and a modicum of intelligence.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Verve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verve. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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: lively enthusiasm
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