How to Use gusto in a Sentence

gusto

noun

• I don't have the gusto to go on a strenuous hike right now.
• 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
• Many of the two dozen people rose to their feet and sang along with gusto.
  — Tariq Panja, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2018
• 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 three, all GOP targets this fall, have glommed on to the issue with gusto.
  — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2018
• Blow out the candles on each day with this much grace + gusto.
  — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 29 Jan. 2018
• 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
• Today’s puzzle is a bit of a tricky one, though one with a bit of gusto to warm up your little grey cells.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
• The Spurs are expecting the Warriors to attack Aldridge with the same gusto in this series.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Apr. 2018
• 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
• But the music industry hasn't reacted to the news with the same gusto as the market.
  — Hannah Karp, Billboard, 15 June 2018
• Mälkki made sure that gong had the gusto of avant-garde percussion.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2021
• Bernstein is played by Cooper with gusto, verve and wit.
  — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
• Her age means this jubilee has perhaps been planned with even more gusto.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 1 June 2022
• Once there, attempt to tow the stuck vehicle out with gusto.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 19 June 2018
• But Leone and company appear to have embraced the challenge with gusto, bringing back Art the Clown for a yuletide saga that has all the makings of a Christmas horror classic.
  — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024