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Example sentences for "good spirits"

  • This occupation prevented me from thinking of what had occurred, and kept me in good spirits.

  • We were all in good spirits, for we had slept soundly and had enjoyed a good meal; but before long, some of the men began to grumble at the distance.

  • Every one on board, from the captain downwards, was now in good spirits.

  • Maupin, the thirty-dollar messenger they had sent to us, had returned; that the prisoners were well and in good spirits.

  • Your families are all well and in good spirits.

  • We met Brother William on the prairie, about four miles west of Carthage; found him in good spirits, and went with him to his house in Plymouth; found his family well.

  • Sir Harry seemed worldly, sharp, and in good spirits, as usual.

  • She had the happy knack of making others feel in good spirits and at their ease in her society.

  • He came out in good spirits, and told me this soon after.

  • I left Kirtland in good spirits, in company with Elder Jonathan H.

  • I got into the saddle, and went on my way in good spirits, and had a good meeting.

  • I left him in good spirits, and wended my way back to Boston.

  • When the spirit has thus withdrawn he is received by good spirits, and as long as he continues in their company everything possible is done for him.

  • But my duty was now to reassure my Kitty, and leave her in good spirits, so far as that was possible.

  • COME and see who we have got here,” wrote my uncle, not quite grammatically; but the relatives are enough to puzzle any one who has not had Latin antecedents—if on the strength of good spirits I may venture upon a very ancient joke.

  • There are ten in prison; they are all well and in good spirits.

  • We continued our journey to Quincy, where I found my family well and in good spirits, on the 2nd of May.

  • The brethren were in good spirits, and the Lord was with us.

  • It was delightful to see the company, for they were all young men, with one or two exceptions, and all in good spirits.

  • From their drive, in which they had seen many strange things, they returned in good spirits, and received in their chambers a private party of ladies and gentlemen, my esteemed friends, and several editors of the leading journals of London.

  • But we have no more evidence of the existence of good spirits than of bad.

  • Let us take another step: While our ancestors filled the darkness with evil spirits, enemies of mankind, they also believed in the existence of good spirits.

  • He says they are well there, and in good spirits & that he has not been so well for a long time.

  • Gilman's a Sunday or 2 since and he was well and in good spirits.

  • I am in good spirits just at this present time, for Charles has been reading over the Tale I told you plagued me so much, and he thinks it one of the very best: it is All's Well that Ends Well.

  • Breakfasting on the remainder of our fresh venison, we did up our provisions in two packs, including our other articles; and with our spear-handles as staffs, we set forward on our journey in good spirits.

  • Though pretty well tired with our long watching and our desperate exertions in defence of the fort, we were in good spirits.

  • Nothing occurred that night to disturb our repose, and we arose in good spirits, anticipating a successful termination to our journey.

  • I asked permission to join the Company hospital, which was granted, so in the afternoon we joined our comrades; found the wounded all in good spirits.

  • Found the boys all well and in good spirits, very neatly quartered in Fort Hall with one company of infantry with them.

  • Boys in good spirits, those of them that are blessed with health.

  • Even adults are unfettered, and the majority are in good spirits, all being well fed and taken care of, although many of both sexes arrive in a state of perfect nudity.

  • Children accustomed to sorry fare and to harsh treatment in their own country, they had very readily adapted themselves to the will of their new masters, whose obvious interest it was to keep them fat and in good spirits.

  • Gertie said this was kind, and Miss Radford mentioned that she always felt ready to do a favour whenever she happened to be in good spirits.

  • Good spirits increased at Great Titchfield Street when Friday came, and men at the looms above sang loudly; girls who had borrowed small sums were reminded by lenders that the moment for payment was close at hand.

  • Miss Radford declared, on the journey home, that she envied her friend's good spirits; in her own case, she always found that if she became more than ordinarily cheerful she inevitably paid for it by subsequent depression.

  • They found Mr. Trew outside the shop when they returned; seeing them, he assumed the attitude of a figure taking snuff, and Gertie knew from this he was in good spirits.

  • It was the first time in our lives we had been called on to separate, and the parting was a sad one to both of us; but we made a fine show of good spirits, and talked confidently of seeing each other again in a few weeks.

  • I answered their chaff in the same strain, and rode off in good spirits, though sorry that the trusty Mecsey was not with me.

  • It was a glorious day, and under other circumstances I should have enjoyed the ride immensely; but my good spirits sank at thought of Goergei's surrender, and of John Rakoczy's personal danger.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "good spirits" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    cause thee; good action; good books; good chance; good citizens; good crop; good distance; good engineer; good gods; good government; good grip; good handful; good horses; good income; good knowledge; good length; good nigger; good opportunity; good record; good road; good supply; good turn; goodly number; haired lady; large game; offered them