How to Use esprit de corps in a Sentence

esprit de corps

noun
  • The troops showed great esprit de corps.
  • One of the first steps is to create a sense of camaraderie and esprit de corps.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • As a result, there’s an esprit de corps among the Falcons.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • There had been esprit de corps, and goodbye coffees, common cause.
    — Allegra Goodman, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2021
  • Not a good vibe for a group supposedly driven by a strong esprit de corps.
    — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 22 May 2018
  • The sense of esprit de corps and camaraderie is strong within the locker room.
    — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2021
  • But the modest rent, which included two meals a day, and the esprit de corps counted for a lot.
    — Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Above all, there is the idealism and esprit de corps that sport engenders.
    — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2020
  • On the practical side, creating morale and esprit de corps is key.
    — Betsy Atkins, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • As a child, Foster didn’t complain because of an esprit de corps.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
  • There is supposed to be an esprit de corps between artistic colleagues.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
  • There is supposed to be an esprit de corps between artistic colleagues.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The switch to an all-volunteer force was also meant to raise the military’s esprit de corps.
    — Juan Quiroz, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Tight esprit de corps is needed to keep desertions low and loyalty high.
    — New York Times, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Contemplative solo walks have their merits; esprit de corps is not one of them.
    — Linda Immediato, Los Angeles Magazine, 25 Jan. 2018
  • The Islanders will need to summon all of that esprit de corps and more to beat the Lightning.
    — New York Times, 13 June 2021
  • Keeping the timeline straight while shooting out of sequence was a challenge — but the film was buoyed by an esprit de corps.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Yin stands in the shadow of a king; bringing light, and life, and relevance, to this brand will require esprit de corps.
    — Vogue, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Even some call centers that depend on the esprit de corps forged in group settings are embracing remote work.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 14 July 2020
  • Whatever it is called, the aim is to inculcate a galactic esprit de corps.
    — The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Breckenridge and Flanagan were normally near the sharp end of the team’s esprit de corps.
    — Peter Carline, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Balkoski says the Army developed the streamer system to build esprit de corps.
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2022
  • And so there is a strong esprit de corps, there is a strong allegiance, not just to the organization but to the country.
    — CBS News, 13 Nov. 2019
  • The two of them share the most obvious esprit de corps in the band, but there was plenty to be said for the others’ contributions.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Inevitably, perhaps, police will feel the need to have one another’s backs and develop a certain esprit de corps.
    — Kevin Baker, Harper's Magazine, 18 Aug. 2020
  • The flywheel of improvement inspires an enviable esprit de corps.
    — Melissa Wong, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • As tech enterprises release new projects, T-shirts are de rigueur for fostering esprit de corps among team members.
    — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, 21 July 2019
  • We are bound to one another by the kind of esprit de corps that comes with the pursuit of magic—magic in the vineyards, on the table, at the drawing board.
    — Town & Country, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The military requires unit cohesion, high morale, good order and discipline, and esprit de corps.
    — WSJ, 5 July 2021
  • After Jones and Abelen were killed, fear and trepidation had crept in, eroding the unit’s esprit de corps.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'esprit de corps.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: