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Examples of pep in a Sentence
Noun
The young teacher was full of pep.
the students always display considerably more pep during the weeks immediately prior to the holidays
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Greendale High School's cheerleading team and pep band earned a national championship in Florida this past weekend.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2024
The kimchi and spicy mayo give the dish pep, while the avocado, salmon, and rice taste nourishing and homey.
—Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2023
Max Studio Georgette Smocked Maxi Dress $178 $50 This prim maxi dress comes in three striking, similar prints that will put some pep in your step.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
The two began to dance and jiggle and move around with a pep in their step.
—Vulture, 7 Jan. 2024
Mixed with the pep of yellow, the color simultaneously brings tranquility and cheerfulness to a space.
—Marisa Spyker, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024
Sweaty Betty’s Color Theory line is the perfect way to add some pep into your step — or stride.
—Marissa Miller, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2023
Hoping for a bit of pep to overcome your social anxiety?
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 1 Feb. 2024
Thomas walks with an upright kind of pep in his step, where Clarence kind of just flows in and out of situations.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 19 Jan. 2024
Verb
There’s something calming and refreshing about spritzing a fine, barely-there mist with a breath of delicious scent that feels incredible, especially in the spring and summer when temperatures are hotter, and the sun is stronger or after a long flight to pep me up before day one of a trip.
—Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2023
And will baseball purists like me, stubborn in our ways, embrace the rule changes that Epstein and baseball’s poobahs are installing to pep up the game for a new generation?
—David Axelrod, CNN, 1 Apr. 2023
Truly the best way to pep up your Thursday.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2020
Made with fresh corn and milk, onion, spices and sometimes goat cheese are added to pep it up.
—Sorrel Moseley-Williams, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
Usually, only a couple of drops of either is needed to pep up a cocktail.
—Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2023
Probably so, but ironically, the best way to pep yourself up is to get some exercise.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2022
Mullins remembers pep rallies around campus to try to change that.
—Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022
Chapman used products including vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, a hydrating booster and pep 8 serum to combat air travel dehydration.
—Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 9 June 2022
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Noun
short for pepper
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“Pep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pep. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.
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PEP
abbreviation
phosphoenolpyruvate
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