Sentence examples for flagging spirits from inspiring English sources
'flagging spirits' is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is used to express a lack of enthusiasm or motivation and can be used in both formal and informal contexts. For example, "John had been working on the project for weeks, but his flagging spirits showed that he was losing motivation".
But small victories nourish hopes and fortify flagging spirits on the road back to normality.
Flagging spirits "God hates flags" and "Flaggy McFlagface" win the meta-flag stakes.
Rumors tumbled through dwindling crowds of fighters that spies were among them, and volleys of antiaircraft fire seemed aimed more at lifting people's flagging spirits than at bringing down the warplanes that sent rebels scurrying for cover behind sand dunes.
Gramsci also wrote famously of the "pessimism of the intellect" and the "optimism of the will" – a distinction that can boost flagging spirits and generate hope for better times.
The announcement came after more than a week of bickering and jockeying within the opposition camp that served to bolster flagging spirits within the governing United Progressive Alliance, or U.P.A., coalition, which named Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as its presidential candidate last week.
Another duty was bucking up the flagging spirits of her husband, who hated the spotlight but who was required to make many public appearances, particularly as his father's health waned and his older brother proved more interested in a racy social life than in boring regal duties.
As a result, few, if any, advice columns have the same aura Ask Polly radiates, of being able to jump-start a sputtering soul or flagging spirit.
And, although his head seemed to drop near half-time when a couple of decisions went against him, it was Obertan who lifted flagging United spirits after an hour when he collected the ball inside his own half and sprinted past a couple of lame tackles before drawing an excellent low save out of Rustu.
Celtic added the Scottish Cup and raised flagging European spirits with a memorable run to the last 16 of the Champions League.
The Lowell Inn began as an antidote to a sagging economy and a flagging community spirit.
In an Election Day column, Joe Nocera, of the Times, proposed five extremely sensible reforms to revive America's flagging democratic spirit.
