How to Use esprit de corps in a Sentence

esprit de corps

noun

• The troops showed great esprit de corps.
• The Islanders will need to summon all of that esprit de corps and more to beat the Lightning.
  — New York Times, 13 June 2021
• One of the first steps is to create a sense of camaraderie and esprit de corps.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
• But the modest rent, which included two meals a day, and the esprit de corps counted for a lot.
  — Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023
• The sense of esprit de corps and camaraderie is strong within the locker room.
  — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2021
• Yin stands in the shadow of a king; bringing light, and life, and relevance, to this brand will require esprit de corps.
  — Vogue, 30 Jan. 2018
• Above all, there is the idealism and esprit de corps that sport engenders.
  — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2020
• Not a good vibe for a group supposedly driven by a strong esprit de corps.
  — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 22 May 2018
• On the practical side, creating morale and esprit de corps is key.
  — Betsy Atkins, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
• And so there is a strong esprit de corps, there is a strong allegiance, not just to the organization but to the country.
  — CBS News, 13 Nov. 2019
• We are bound to one another by the kind of esprit de corps that comes with the pursuit of magic—magic in the vineyards, on the table, at the drawing board.
  — Town & Country, 26 Oct. 2017
• There had been esprit de corps, and goodbye coffees, common cause.
  — Allegra Goodman, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2021
• Most of them came from Notting Hill, the West London enclave known for a rich, libertine esprit de corps.
  — Janine Di Giovanni, Town & Country, 25 Feb. 2019
• Balkoski says the Army developed the streamer system to build esprit de corps.
  — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2022
• The analogy isn’t meant to compare the mission types but rather the sense of independence from Big Army, and the esprit de corps therein.
  — Matt Gallagher, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018
• After Jones and Abelen were killed, fear and trepidation had crept in, eroding the unit’s esprit de corps.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
• Even some call centers that depend on the esprit de corps forged in group settings are embracing remote work.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 14 July 2020
• Whatever it is called, the aim is to inculcate a galactic esprit de corps.
  — The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
• Contemplative solo walks have their merits; esprit de corps is not one of them.
  — Linda Immediato, Los Angeles Magazine, 25 Jan. 2018
• Tight esprit de corps is needed to keep desertions low and loyalty high.
  — New York Times, 28 Mar. 2021
• Part of the Cannonball's attraction is the esprit de corps of scooter pilots, the friendships built in group rides, forum discussions and chance meetings on the road.
  — George Petras, USA Today, 2 July 2021
• Inevitably, perhaps, police will feel the need to have one another’s backs and develop a certain esprit de corps.
  — Kevin Baker, Harper's Magazine, 18 Aug. 2020
• Just generally, there’s not enough of a kindred spirit for Henry to bounce off of (what Casey once brought to the table) or an overall wisecracking esprit de corps.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2023
• The drill teams are intended to be the face of each military branch, serving as ambassadors and demonstrating skill, discipline and esprit de corps for the public.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022
• As tech enterprises release new projects, T-shirts are de rigueur for fostering esprit de corps among team members.
  — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, 21 July 2019
• Some changes that seemed minor to outsiders — such as allowing members of airborne units to wear distinctive burgundy berets — helped boost esprit de corps.
  — Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2020
• Several longtime Gay Days attendees shared a similar wistfulness for Gay Days gone by, adding that the us-against-the-world esprit de corps that was such an important part of the event has waned.
  — New York Times, 10 June 2022
• After the fighting, Gagnon would point to a Marine in the iconic image of that moment, an infantryman largely obscured in the Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of courage, esprit de corps, and love of country.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2019
• The military requires unit cohesion, high morale, good order and discipline, and esprit de corps.
  — WSJ, 5 July 2021
• After three seasons of nonstop scheming and transactional truces, a palpable esprit de corps takes root as the siblings join forces and turn their weapons toward their father.
  — Joshua Alston, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024