How to Use gusto in a Sentence

gusto

noun
  • I don't have the gusto to go on a strenuous hike right now.
  • The beat kicks in with just enough gusto to get you up and at 'em.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Blow out the candles on each day with this much grace + gusto.
    — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Many of the two dozen people rose to their feet and sang along with gusto.
    — Tariq Panja, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2018
  • 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
  • Her age means this jubilee has perhaps been planned with even more gusto.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 1 June 2022
  • The Gators marched down the field on a 14-play drive with gusto.
    — Jordan McPherson, ajc, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Armies of mom-and-pop traders have piled into options with gusto.
    — Katherine Greifeld, Bloomberg.com, 6 Sep. 2020
  • The grit and gusto that Groff brought to the cast album was hard-earned.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Either way, the band performed the songs with gusto.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Mayfield pumped his fist with gusto to signal the first down, then spun the ball to the ground.
    — cleveland, 10 Jan. 2021
  • Guy sang with typical verve and gusto.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Can't imagine why Cunanan would sing along to this with such gusto!
    — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Mälkki made sure that gong had the gusto of avant-garde percussion.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Do any of these 3 seeds have the gusto to outpower our strong 2 seeds?
    — Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Just like this, re-enacting the scene with great gusto up and down the classroom.
    — Hazlitt, 8 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • Today’s puzzle is a bit of a tricky one, though one with a bit of gusto to warm up your little grey cells.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Wright is a storyteller who sings with the gusto of a freedom fighter.
    — Tyrone Beason / Columnist, The Seattle Times, 1 Oct. 2018
  • The Blue Springs squad brought an athletic gusto to the task.
    — Rick Montgomery, kansascity, 4 Nov. 2017
  • These climbing gifts can help your friend train, tackle their next rock with gusto and relax at the end of a big day.
    — Hannah Singleton, SELF, 28 June 2023
  • With several new faces on the roster, the Hawks played with even more gusto.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • He was keyed up about giving the Chiefs the lead and wanted to spike the football with gusto.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The new Reef presents a fresh start for Caswell, who is seizing the moment with gusto.
    — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 11 July 2019
  • Large rooms can take the gusto of a more substantial diffuser.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Probably no one has wailed this role with quite the gusto that Lambert wails it, though many have tried.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
  • 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

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