Sentence examples for become spirited from inspiring English sources

These discussions become spirited as students are asked to vote for the treatment plan they would choose to follow for the patient (but they cannot select their own).

The New Yorker, September 4, 1937 P. 9 At an auction in Old Lyme the bidding for a fine old hooked rug became spirited, partly under the stimulus of a lady who carried the figure to $165.

The United States had not previously taken a public position on the question of observer states at the Arctic Council, but after Mr. Kerry brokered a compromise during a debate over dinner on Tuesday night that became spirited, it joined the others in expanding the council's future participants.

By E. J. Nestler and Russell Maloney The New Yorker, September 4, 1937 P. 9 At an auction in Old Lyme the bidding for a fine old hooked rug became spirited, partly under the stimulus of a lady who carried the figure to $165.

Thus did the slangy expression junk, denoting a man's private parts, become a spirited subject of national debate.

Harriet has become a spirited tomboy: part Scout (from "To Kill a Mockingbird") in her inquisitiveness, part Scarlett O'Hara in her willfulness and spunk.

This forceful fight between the two most eligible presidential contenders can become more spirited if both candidates focus on thrashing out the core issues confronting our country and refrain from making any personal attacks and unwarranted and unfounded criticism.

WASHINGTON — Congressional interest in legislation to protect young athletes from the effects of concussions has become so spirited that on Thursday morning one House committee held a hearing on one bill at the same moment another committee passed a different bill just 400 feet down the hall.

He's also played lockdown defense and become a spirited leader for a team that could finish as high as second place in the ultra-competitive Western Conference.

But to become dis-spirited due to the inconsequentialness of your form of service is to miss the greater gift of true service.

Always laugh when they tease you to show it doesn't hurt you but never let it become mean-spirited and don't let them lose respect for you.