How to Use gusto in a Sentence

gusto

noun

• I don't have the gusto to go on a strenuous hike right now.
• Instead, she was greeted by a squat brown bulldog that snarled with great gusto.
  — Han Kang, Harper's magazine, 10 Feb. 2019
• Investors have embraced cloud-software stocks with gusto this year.
  — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 5 June 2019
• Everyone lucky enough to be there witnessed an inspiring display of life-affirming gusto and humor.
  — Sally Schwartz Higginson, chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2019
• The team leader must also weather Pakistani fans, who at the drop of a catch or fall of a wicket can shower love or dump torrential scorn with equal gusto.
  — The Economist, 22 June 2019
• The first parade happened two years later, and since then Portland has celebrated Pride with gusto every year.
  — oregonlive.com, 11 June 2019
• For all his gusto on the issue of wildfires, this appears to be an issue that Gov. Newsom, like many politicians, is unwilling to touch.
  — Katy Steinmetz/ukiah, Time, 2 July 2019
• Abby may not run that deep as a character, but Fanning tears into her with an over-the-top gusto that’s equal parts terrifying and hilarious.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
• But what the first half of the book does allow Gertner to do is to treat the scientists of the second half with the same narrative gusto as Nansen and Peary.
  — Colin Dickey, The New Republic, 11 July 2019
• That an old kicker of his has spent the past seven years channeling his college coach’s good gusto while growing a successful sports program for boys and girls, and not just that, but a childcare facility and school too.
  — Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
• Nearly all serious professional eaters do this, and with such gusto that the food arrives at their waiting mouths nearly pre-chewed, like the regurgitated offerings of a mother bird.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 4 July 2019
• The actors took a beat and ran the scene back, this time with even more gusto.
  — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2021
• That’s when the Owls faced a turning point and met it with gusto.
  — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 25 May 2021
• Mayfield pumped his fist with gusto to signal the first down, then spun the ball to the ground.
  — cleveland, 10 Jan. 2021
• Eleven months on, those who knew and loved Philip sang the anthem with gusto as the song echoed around the vast church.
  — Bloomberg.com, 29 Mar. 2022
• Over the noise of the bar, Duran spoke with the gusto of someone making a fresh start.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2021
• The new Reef presents a fresh start for Caswell, who is seizing the moment with gusto.
  — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 11 July 2019
• Do any of these 3 seeds have the gusto to outpower our strong 2 seeds?
  — Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022
• The crowd repeated his mantra with gusto, again and again.
  — Todd Plummer, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2022
• Just like this, re-enacting the scene with great gusto up and down the classroom.
  — Hazlitt, 8 Nov. 2023
• The blonde hair, the gusto, and the sable were all stops on Blige’s journey to truly feel beautiful.
  — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 26 Jan. 2022
• The lyrics may be a nonsense mash of Italian and Spanish, but Rosie sings it with gusto.
  — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 16 July 2021
• Well, the truth is that this is a spring in which Francona has shown new life, new energy and gusto.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2023
• Armies of mom-and-pop traders have piled into options with gusto.
  — Katherine Greifeld, Bloomberg.com, 6 Sep. 2020
• Rock Off was Psycho Fuzz, whose stage presence and gusto earned them a $100 prize.
  — Judie Vegh, cleveland, 27 Mar. 2022
• And so great powers tend to go at one another with gusto in the heat of battle.
  — William C. Wohlforth, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
• And on that front, John Wick still delivers with mad gusto.
  — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 14 Mar. 2023
• These climbing gifts can help your friend train, tackle their next rock with gusto and relax at the end of a big day.
  — Hannah Singleton, SELF, 28 June 2023
• But the flavor, the gusto, of the endeavor gets lost in translation.
  — Todd Pitock, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022
• Mälkki made sure that gong had the gusto of avant-garde percussion.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024