How to Use gusto in a Sentence

gusto

noun

• I don't have the gusto to go on a strenuous hike right now.
• Earthworms aren’t aquatic insects, but as many of us learn at a young age, trout eat them with gusto.
  — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 30 Mar. 2020
• Jasmine and her man, on the other hand, both seem to have taken up smoking with gusto.
  — Liana Finck, The New York Review of Books, 15 Mar. 2020
• Down in Atlanta, and still open for delivery and takeout, the gusto!
  — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2020
• Mann, though, was a convert to the ideals of liberal democracy and embraced this role with gusto.
  — Duncan White, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2020
• Wolman and Smith explain with gusto how this singular moment came to be.
  — oregonlive, 23 June 2020
• It’s got a neo-Vaudevillian feel, but when delivered with zest and gusto, an oldie truly is a goodie.
  — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 23 May 2024
• Sure, it's performed with gusto by leading lady Chrissy Metz.
  — Jon O'Brien, Billboard, 7 Feb. 2020
• Seconds after the Kohl Center booed with gusto, Davison turned the game around.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2020
• Deutsche Bank’s shareholders leapt on its full-year results last week with all the gusto of a man in the desert throwing himself at an oasis.
  — Geoffrey Smith, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2020
• No grammar, nor spelling, and scarcely any form, but a quality that is unspeakably eerie and the most convincing gusto.
  — Dustin Illingworth, The New York Review of Books, 29 Apr. 2020
• Playing Brendan, Halper is one of the standouts of a talented young ensemble who throw themselves into their roles with gusto.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2019
• Brasão attacks that formula with gusto, especially the lamb chops with caramelized edges and pomegranate red interiors.
  — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 23 Dec. 2019
• Lunches and dinners in Italy can last a couple of hours at a time, with people sitting in every available chair, ordering with gusto and talking between every bite.
  — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2020
• But like his American counterpart, Mr. Bolsonaro tests all conventions, and often with gusto.
  — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2020
• The actors took a beat and ran the scene back, this time with even more gusto.
  — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2021
• That’s when the Owls faced a turning point and met it with gusto.
  — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 25 May 2021
• Mayfield pumped his fist with gusto to signal the first down, then spun the ball to the ground.
  — cleveland, 10 Jan. 2021
• Eleven months on, those who knew and loved Philip sang the anthem with gusto as the song echoed around the vast church.
  — Bloomberg.com, 29 Mar. 2022
• Over the noise of the bar, Duran spoke with the gusto of someone making a fresh start.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2021
• Do any of these 3 seeds have the gusto to outpower our strong 2 seeds?
  — Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022
• The crowd repeated his mantra with gusto, again and again.
  — Todd Plummer, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2022
• Just like this, re-enacting the scene with great gusto up and down the classroom.
  — Hazlitt, 8 Nov. 2023
• The blonde hair, the gusto, and the sable were all stops on Blige’s journey to truly feel beautiful.
  — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 26 Jan. 2022
• The lyrics may be a nonsense mash of Italian and Spanish, but Rosie sings it with gusto.
  — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 16 July 2021
• Well, the truth is that this is a spring in which Francona has shown new life, new energy and gusto.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2023
• Armies of mom-and-pop traders have piled into options with gusto.
  — Katherine Greifeld, Bloomberg.com, 6 Sep. 2020
• Rock Off was Psycho Fuzz, whose stage presence and gusto earned them a $100 prize.
  — Judie Vegh, cleveland, 27 Mar. 2022
• And so great powers tend to go at one another with gusto in the heat of battle.
  — William C. Wohlforth, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
• And on that front, John Wick still delivers with mad gusto.
  — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 14 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 19 Sep 2024