Examples of wellspring in a Sentence
The tour guide was a wellspring of information.
the nation's colleges and universities were a wellspring for political activism and unrest
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The man from Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson, whom so many of us had questioned and mistrusted as vice president, surprised us with a wellspring of great social progress.
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Linda Chapin, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
Talk to Me: Lessons From a Family Forged by History
By Rich Benjamin
Popular narratives in the United States often portray Haiti as impossibly foreign, a wellspring of disaster at odds with our own way of life.
—Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Those events tapped a wellspring of racial tension in Columbus, say local activists.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
Though well-coifed in real life, a bald-capped Dismukes hilariously channels the hairless community’s deep wellspring of grievance and makes the most of it.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2024
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Linda Chapin, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2025
Talk to Me: Lessons From a Family Forged by History
By Rich Benjamin
Popular narratives in the United States often portray Haiti as impossibly foreign, a wellspring of disaster at odds with our own way of life.
—Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Those events tapped a wellspring of racial tension in Columbus, say local activists.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
Though well-coifed in real life, a bald-capped Dismukes hilariously channels the hairless community’s deep wellspring of grievance and makes the most of it.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for wellspring
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“Wellspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wellspring. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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wellspring
noun
well·spring
ˈwel-ˌspriŋ 
1
: a source of continual supply
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