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Example sentences for "high spirits"

  • You appear to have a very constant flow of high spirits, Froken Uthoug!

  • She was in high spirits, and told risky stories and sang songs by no means sacred.

  • One evening Peer came home from the post-office apparently in high spirits.

  • The Abeokutans were in high spirits at the effect of the fire of their white allies, and at the comparative failure of the cannon, at whose power they had before been greatly alarmed.

  • The men were all in high spirits at this addition to their fare, which was more than had been bargained for, and their songs rose merrily round the fire in the night air.

  • The old man nodded, and Frank went home in high spirits.

  • The party came home from San Remo in high spirits.

  • The General refrained from any more teasing of Fergus on his first impression; and at seven that evening the younger Merrifield boys with their uncle, and the two from St. Andrew's Rock with Lance, set off in high spirits.

  • My fiance was neither petty nor a goose, but a humorist; I do not think he meant me to take him seriously, but in spite of my high spirits I was very serious, and he was certainly more in love with me than any one had ever been before.

  • These lessons put me in high spirits, because my master told me I could always make a living on the stage.

  • I gave him a good hug, and told him I would join him when I had finished smoking; he said he was only too glad that his cigars were appreciated and returned to the dining-room in high spirits.

  • Papa had been arranging the drawing-room preparatory to their arrival and was in high spirits.

  • He was in high spirits: he laughed, he bragged a little.

  • The expedition, such as we have seen it, was certainly not glorious, and yet the troops and the nation were in high spirits with it.

  • Johnson, as usual, came last into the library ; he was in high spirits, and full of mirth and sport.

  • She is a showy, handsome woman, extremely talkative, with quick parts, high spirits, and a rattling vein of humour.

  • I wrote in high spirits to Cousin Monica; and wondered what plans my father might have formed about me, and whether we were to stay at home, or go to London, or go abroad.

  • We had only just commenced our toilet when our hostess entered, as usual in high spirits, welcomed and kissed us both again and again.

  • Away she ran, in high spirits, and I wandered listlessly about in search of some convenient spot to sit down upon, for I was a little tired.

  • It was a cheerful breakfast, thanks to Raynal, who would be in high spirits, and would not allow a word of regret from any one.

  • Riviere rode home late in the evening in high spirits.

  • At eight o'clock Edouard rode out of the premises in high spirits.

  • The Queen was in high spirits, and that wonderful and changeful countenance of hers was beaming with anticipation and hope, while her demeanour was altogether delightful to every one who approached her.

  • Edgar counted me out two hundred and fifty guineas, for which I gave him a receipt and the declaration he required, and with these documents he went off in high spirits.

  • For the whole of this fortnight I had sought for Edgar in vain, but one morning he came to see me, looking in high spirits.

  • I have just been at the Charpillons," he began; "they were all in high spirits.

  • However, he came back in high spirits, but anxious about me.

  • The sensible and cheerful talk of the young man did me good, and I began to feel better, when the two young wantons, one of whom was a Frenchwoman, arrived in high spirits.

  • The regulars, who were in high spirits, returned a loud shout of defiance, and fired one or two of their cannon upon an advanced post of the Highlanders.

  • The greater part of the clansmen went forward under the guidance of old Ballenkeiroch and Evan Dhu Maccombich, apparently in high spirits.

  • Beatrice, who had been waiting in the dark at the top of the stairs, listening, was infinitely rejoiced that her project had been explained so plausibly, and yet in such perfect good faith, and she flew off to dress in high spirits.

  • Of course, papa, I ought to have been more considerate, but you know how easily I am run away with by high spirits.

  • As we pushed on, after dinner, in high spirits, for the enemy, I could not but remark how constantly the men were turning up their canteens.

  • From the reduction of fort Watson, we set out immediately in high spirits, for the still nobler attack on fort Motte.

  • Then, in high spirits, with justice on their side, and an approving conscience, they cheerfully left the event to Heaven.

  • There is no such thing as high spirits anywhere.

  • All were in high spirits at the prospect of an engagement.

  • That day Sir Andrew and the Earl, and their officers, dined in the summer-house of the garden at Blair, in high spirits at the result of the siege.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "high 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:
    being equivalent; great crisis; high commissioner; high crimes and misdemeanors; high esteem; high fever; high hill; high latitudes; high noon; high northern; high official; high percentage; high pitch; high potential; high priest; high speed; high trees; high vacuum; high wages; high wind; higher court; higher standard; highest point; highly civilized; highly developed; pale blue