How to Use inspired in a Sentence

inspired

adjective
  • He was an inspired choice for the role.
  • She gave an inspired performance.
  • The 12th house is a very inspired place, so let your mind wander a bit!
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
  • This is a small thing but a big reminder to keep us inspired.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2023
  • To be fair, this is an inspired idea for a suspense film.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 June 2021
  • The novel’s thoughts on fame are among its least inspired.
    New York Times, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Some of the most inspired homes are imagined in TV, movies, and novels.
    Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 29 Jan. 2020
  • This was the latest and perhaps the most inspired spin on a classic.
    Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2020
  • And Queen Mouse is an inspired choice with her mint frock and glittery crown.
    Lindsey Hunter Lopez, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Her, an inspired set that took over radio and streaming for a good year and a half.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2023
  • To many artists, all this paves the way for people to take stronger or more inspired action in their lives.
    Pavithra Rajesh, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Moser’s program as one of those schools that got hot at the right time in 2018 and made an inspired run to the Final Four.
    Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Rihanna an inspired choice, and this is the second time the NFL has offered her the gig.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The Celtics should not walk away the least bit inspired about cutting a 30-point deficit to 5, not a team that was once considered the best in the NBA.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Per the site, inspired parties can reach him on Twitter at @SamuelDev or samuel.dev.stiles@gmail.com.
    Jonathan Lee, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Xbox Game Pass titles will be a bit more inspired . . . .
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Whose inspired idea was recruiting Scherzinger, best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls?
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The Huskies opened the second half looking a bit more inspired on offense.
    Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Without the baggage and hoopla of a full record/tour/concept – more spread out – loose and inspired.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2019
  • That’s what draws in their listeners, and what’s kept them inspired.
    Cat Cardenas, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Plug back into a network of peers who keep you inspired.
    The Astrotwins, ELLE, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Not the stuff of which calls to heroic action by inspired leaders are made?
    Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
  • In an inspired design touch, Cesar’s offices are in the spire of the Chrysler Building.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
  • Babyface was tapped to provide support, an inspired choice that put two R&B greats on the same bill.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2023
  • The recent emergence of Sam Hauser, as well as the inspired play of Derrick White, have bolstered the bench.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Quarterback Cam Rising hopes the helmets can lead to more inspired play on the field.
    Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
  • But the brand must foster an inspired, winning culture to reach the next level.
    Henry Flynn, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • And men’s inspired loafers come in white, black, and appaloosa, also with the Falbella chain.
    Allyson Portee, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Gaga sings about self-confidence yet manages to sound less inspired than on the rest of Born This Way, and the closing guitar solo deflates the song like a balloon.
    Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Although the styles are Y2K inspired, Siddiqsons has modernized the look and feel for today’s consumer.
    Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2024

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