It came in a spurt of brilliance. It is shot through with originality, verve, and-why not go all the way?-genius. From LearnThat.org. [Meredith Willson (1902-1984).]
Mistral tuned his lyre for a poetry that in verve and vigour does not yield to any of his previous works. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1904 - Presentation Speech] Reference
To have that kind of verve and oomph must be amazing. From Wordnik.com. [A Passion for Life « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
That kind of verve is absent in "The House of Steinbrenner.". From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Meanwhile, Oonagh lost her "verve" for nursing and did a diploma in holistic health. From Wordnik.com. [An Irish Town Planner's Blog] Reference
I see this same kind of verve in the 62 papers that have initially joined with HuffPost to produce. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Frustrating, because you wonder just where this kind of verve has been during the last 30 to 40 days. From Wordnik.com. [New Orleans Saints Central] Reference
"verve" and spirit, while Fred Farrar's genial laugh filled in the interstices reliably. From Wordnik.com. [The Slave of the Lamp] Reference
In short, a bad moment to lose that Gallic verve at the top. From Wordnik.com. [So Long, Sarko: New Leader, Wrong Time] Reference
Do unmarried men and women love that independence with equal verve?. From Wordnik.com. [Single and Loving It, Even During the Holidays] Reference
But they lack the life, the verve of the old dances, the old tunes. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
Demand of Puget purity, beauty in fact, and it is good-bye to his verve. From Wordnik.com. [The Mind of the Artist Thoughts and Sayings of Painters and Sculptors on Their Art] Reference
But something's missing -- the verve that usually comes with a bull run. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2005] Reference
There was a certain verve to them that spoke of a more sophisticated land. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920] Reference
NATO (INAUDIBLE) doesn't dampen, though, the verve of insurgents, seen here. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 15, 2007] Reference
It lives on when those of us who respected her live our lives boldly with verve and with joy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 18, 2001] Reference
Anna Marie Cox, she sort of serves up her analysis with the saucy verve of a nightclub singer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2004] Reference
And he said that he has terrific admiration for president Clinton, his personality and his verve. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 17, 2004] Reference
TRUMP: Well, I was just impressed with the intelligence, with the energy and verve that Joan had. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 11, 2009] Reference
Jean-Francois Poinard was a chef with a passion for the palate, and a verve for the vegetable and herb. From Wordnik.com. [Friday (the 13th!) Daily Goodbye] Reference
In emulating the mainstream competition, has Subaru lost some of the verve that made the cars distinct?. From Wordnik.com. [Just In: 2010 Subaru Legacy and Outback] Reference
Not exactly what Pakistan needed today, but it's all they've got and he has played with great freedom and verve. From Wordnik.com. [England v Pakistan - day four as it happened] Reference
Indeed, there is a zest and a verve and go about them when in action that I have never seen in any other troops. From Wordnik.com. [Impressions of a War Correspondent] Reference
They were indescribably weird and thrilling, and she delivered them with a verve and sweetness which was amazing. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
Now loud and then soft, now fast and then slow, the tune is rattled off in perfect measure and with inspiring verve. From Wordnik.com. [The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir] Reference
Signorelli has in them given the rein to his love of martial scenes, and painted them with great animation and verve. From Wordnik.com. [Luca Signorelli] Reference
He had spontaneity, enthusiasm, verve; and when no accepted model pleased his taste, he re-created after his own liking. From Wordnik.com. [Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1] Reference
In a sense she had the gentle grace of her mother and with that the verve and sprightliness of her father mingled perfectly. From Wordnik.com. [The Golf Course Mystery] Reference
The larger engine does give the car appropriate verve, and the Dr. Who Tardis effect of an impossibly roomy interior continues. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Picks: Small, economical cars] Reference
The figures at the bases of the columns, while lacking the grace and the joyous verve of those above, still are very decorative. From Wordnik.com. [An Art-Lovers Guide to the Exposition] Reference
Just as many letters, however, praised the paper for its verve, humor and, as one letter writer put it, "the balls to go with this.". From Wordnik.com. [A Souring Relationship] Reference
Catching the essence of Bernadette Peters, he sees beyond her "prettiness ... and saucy verve" to a "purity that ... approaches pathos.". From Wordnik.com. [Showbiz: Clurman Takes The Stage] Reference
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