How to Use esprit de corps in a Sentence

esprit de corps

noun
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  • The troops showed great esprit de corps.
  • The flywheel of improvement inspires an enviable esprit de corps.
    — Melissa Wong, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • 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

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