Sentence examples for spirited subject from inspiring English sources

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

McEwan knew that global warming was precisely the kind of grand, public-spirited subject that a national author is expected to take on.

And the subject is as spirited as the man.

In a daring act of subterfuge, the institute's researchers spirited thousands of documents, covering subjects such as religious studies, mathematics, medicine, astronomy and music to Bamako, the capital, more than 600 miles away.

Before leaving, he also had spirited exchanges with his Soviet counterparts on subjects like freedom of speech and the status of Soviet Jewry.

"Chasing the Sun," by Richard Cohen (Random House; $35) This spirited panoramic survey examines our relationship to the sun, approaching the subject from almost every conceivable angle.

"It was spirited.

The Scouts' spirited founder.

He liked them spirited.

How spirited?

The others invite spirited debate.