Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-spirited
Adjective
  • Lucky Charms Rainbow Sprinkles Lucky Charms Rainbow Sprinkles cereal boasts a delicious birthday cake flavor with confetti sprinkle pieces, making every bite a joyful explosion of fun.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Alyssa describes her work as colorful and joyful, often incorporating small details that together tell a larger story.
    Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Manager Aaron Boone engaged in a spirited conversation with Schallock about batting practice and fielding drills.
    Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 9 Mar. 2025
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) While not as much of the countercultural anger of Ken Kesey’s novel made it into the screen adaptation, as a basic story of the good guys banding together to beat the bad guy, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is still rousing, spirited entertainment.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Bringing the Huskies to within one, the play ignited an exuberant Gampel Pavilion crowd and the energy contagiously spread as UConn went on a 10-0 run to take its largest lead of the game.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Perhaps no other artist has better succeeded at capturing Rio’s exuberant blend of maximalism and grit.
    Grace Edquist, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • For that red-hot setup, Selfridges placed a fiery red Jil Sander coat, straight from the brand’s spring 2025 runway, front and center.
    Violet Goldstone, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The luxurious red hair and fiery green eyes of Maureen O’Hara were picture perfect for a three-strip closeup.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Stripes Everywhere Stripes are having a major design moment, proving that the lively pattern is timeless, versatile, and effortlessly chic.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The High Kings and Mary Black Palmer Auditorium, 270 Mohegan Ave Pkwy., New London A full evening of Irish music with vocalist Mary Black, lively traditional Irish band The High Kings plus Róisín O is being presented by The Kate but held at Connecticut College’s Palmer Auditorium.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • However, Irene could use the company and her rapport with the spunky Mia warms up a film that’s cool by design.
    Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Over the course of just under a decade, the Youngbloods transformed from a tough, spunky New York City bar band (heard on their 1967 debut, The Youngbloods) to mellow, stoner-friendly Marin County Americana predecessors (heard on later albums like Good and Dusty).
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Born with the sun and Venus in this vivacious Fire sign, her music is inspiring and captivating, more than often challenging listeners and fellow musicians of the same genre.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Bianca Del Rio: The vivacious drag queen reigned as the celebrity monarch of Orpheus.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Expect to feel energized and passionate in your one-on-one connections — whether that’s with a romantic partner, a close friend or a business colleague.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Despite some of the passionate opposition, the committee voted 6-2 in favor of the bill on Tuesday.
    Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Mar. 2025
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