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People of that age are not going to have the verve or the vigour to make a lot of noise.—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025 Questlove and Rodriguez illustrate all that while also lovingly conveying a massive amount of history with concision and verve.—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025 This switch has given PSG a fresh attacking verve and resulted in a more balanced unit.—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025 In reality, Beyoncé crafted the album with so much verve that there really isn’t a way for Cowboy Carter to not be the ultimate hoedown.—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for verve
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Etymology
French, from Middle French, caprice, from Old French, word, gossip, from Vulgar Latin *verva, from Latin verba, plural of verbum word — more at word
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