ENERGETIC in a Sentence

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I had never seen her so energetic; she was panting with zeal, and the perspiration stood in drops on her short, yielding upper lip.

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 Meanings and Examples of ENERGETIC
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
energetic
 a.  active; brisk; vigorous
Classic Sentence: (86 in 6 pages)
1  Restless, energetic people from the older sections of Georgia and from more distant states were drawn to this town that sprawled itself around the junction of the railroads in its center.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
2  Those consigned to the fields were the ones least willing or able to learn, the least energetic, the least honest and trustworthy, the most vicious and brutish.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
3  I want somebody who's smart and energetic like Renny or Tommy Wellburn or Kells Whiting or one of the Simmons boys or--or any of that tribe.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
4  But he is down and he'll stay there unless there's some energetic person behind him, guiding and protecting him as long as he lives.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
5  It had been preceded by an equal zeal for socialism, which had in turn replaced an energetic advocacy of Christian Science.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 4
6  The most energetic and vital places in town.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
7  The city of Gopher Prairie welcomes her to our midst and prophesies for her many happy years in the energetic city of the twin lakes and the future.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
8  She was as energetic as a chipmunk.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
9  She was quick-footed and energetic in all her movements.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: II
10  I had never seen her so energetic; she was panting with zeal, and the perspiration stood in drops on her short, yielding upper lip.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: XIV
11  They were peaceful, law-abiding citizens and energetic business men.
Southern Horrors By Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Context  Highlight   In V
12  Her speech was warm and energetic.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXIII
13  His gestures were impressive, and at times energetic.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 22
14  Not a word was uttered that did not convey the meaning of the speaker, in the simplest and most energetic form.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 23
15  At times I would rise up, a flash of energetic freedom would dart through my soul, accompanied with a faint beam of hope, that flickered for a moment, and then vanished.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
Example Sentence:
1  'In that case,' said the Dodo solemnly, rising to its feet, 'I move that the meeting adjourn, for the immediate adoption of more energetic remedies--' .
2  Although age can blanch his hair, he is still vigorous and energetic.
3  After several fitful attempts, he decided to postpone the start of the project until he felt more energetic.
4  "In that case," said the Dodo solemnly, rising to its feet, "I move that the meeting adjourn, for the immediate adoption of more energetic remedies -- " .
5  This world belongs to the energetic.
6  The company is trying to create a young energetic image.
7  He seemed a dynamic and energetic leader.
8  Young, bright, energetic with strong career-ambition.