How to Use vivacity in a Sentence

vivacity

noun
  • Se-ri’s vivacity struck him, and has been warming his heart ever since.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
  • But here, his craft has been hemmed in, gamified, leeched of color and vivacity.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 May 2022
  • The piece is so brilliant, so joyous, so full of energy, tunes, life and vivacity.
    — Chris Kornelis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2023
  • After all, expensive brunette is all about bringing vivacity to your hair color, so make the most of it.
    — Sara Miranda, Allure, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Some jewels require a wearer to lend them vivacity and substance.
    — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Smelling salts are thought to stimulate consciousness, a pick-me-up of sorts to boost vivacity and sharpness.
    — Jason Jones, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • His base acted, rather, as the foil for his miraculous, manic display of vivacity in the last days of the campaign.
    — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Burna Boy makes deeply soulful songs that brim with a karma-clearing vivacity.
    — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2022
  • Russell giggled, awed by her fellow-star’s vivacity, her easy embrace of glamour.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Giovanni, for all his vivacity, all his passion, is revealed as the novel’s supreme instance of death-in-life.
    — Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Springbok and impala leapt stiff-legged, displaying their strength and vivacity for any predators that might be watching.
    — Mark Eveleigh, CNN, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Yet there are flashes of brilliant color – gold, turquoise, copper, green, white – that turn the scene into a thing of beauty and vivacity.
    — Victoria Dalkey, sacbee, 23 Feb. 2018
  • For all its power and weight, the wine unfolds with vivacity into a very long, minerally finish.
    — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 13 May 2022
  • This planet governs Aries, the impulsive fire sign known for its high-octane vivacity.
    — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 4 July 2021
  • This planet governs Aries, the impulsive fire sign known for its high-octane vivacity.
    — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 4 July 2021
  • Energy and vivacity mixed with a real knowledge of music, far different from her own.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026
  • In the guise of an aperitif, the house this week is offering up an exuberant ode to nature’s vivacity.
    — Vogue, 2 July 2018
  • Her face hovers over soapy water; her loose bangs curl into playful horns; her hair reaches upward with the vivacity of Medusa’s snakes.
    — Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Political reporters took notice of her vivacity on the trail.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Beauty, youth, heightened vivacity or even buffoonery overwhelm us, and the figures do indeed seem alive.
    — Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021
  • The spools frame her mask-like open mouth, decorating voids in the human skull that signaled the soul’s vivacity in pre-Columbian culture.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Most striking are the visuals, rendered with vivacity and poignancy.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Kristen finds her way back to her natural vivacity, but the brightness burns differently.
    — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • Cox’s outfit was a visual feast of colors and patterns, blending vivacity with elegance.
    — Ty Gaskins, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The vivacity from the pregame show and Vegas’s quick start dissipated to a degree as the fans sat nervously through what was now a one-goal game.
    — Tyler Horka, SI.com, 16 May 2018
  • The crowd in Vegas was roaring, and the Golden Knights responded to the vivacity with the first goal of the game.
    — Tyler Horka, SI.com, 28 May 2018
  • Bring some vivacity to your nails by recreating this look created by nail artist Nataszija Moore.
    — Allure, 25 Feb. 2022
  • But really, the vivacity emanating from the stage is enough to captivate.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
  • Wafa had this great vivacity and excitement for the normal stuff of young romance, and the horribleness of her situation didn’t negate her love.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 5 June 2021
  • All these years later, the boy whose tears spoke volumes that day in the rain has found his voice, speaking eloquently about his mother, her vivacity, the power of her example.
    — Peter D. Kramer, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2021

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