Alacrity

The party gathered itself up with alacrity from the grass. ❋ Unknown (1910)

Moreover, simply recall the alacrity with which President Bush and his spin operatives seized upon each of these so-called "milestones" to fling Panglossian excrement into the collective eyes of America's dupes, in order to rationalize away a lost war and all the unnecessary blood on his hands. ❋ Unknown (2006)

And what added to our alacrity was our expectation of meeting with two of them instead of one, for we took it for granted that the light in view was carried in the top of one ship for a direction to her consort. ❋ Richard Walter (N/A)

At one cross-road a dozen American Red Cross cars were drawn up, and I recall the alacrity of a middle-aged American doctor, wearing gold pince-nez, in hopping off his ambulance and snapshotting the colonel at the head of the battery. ❋ George Herbert Fosdike Nichols (N/A)

Finally someone (we hope it was not Judith) called her number -- sixty-eight, and she sprang to the chalk line with what is usually termed alacrity, but it really sounded much more ominous. ❋ Edith Bancroft (N/A)

At the call, not only his own waiter, but two other idle waiters belonging to a quite different row of tables, rushed towards him with obsequious alacrity, which is not the general characteristic of the waiters in the Café Umberto. ❋ Unknown (1906)

Franklin got up at once and walked away beside her, and Althea knew that his alacrity was the greater because he felt that by going with Miss Buckston he left her alone with her cherished friend. ❋ Anne Douglas Sedgwick (1904)

At the call, not only his own waiter, but two other idle waiters belonging to a quite different row of tables, rushed towards him with obsequious alacrity, which is not the general characteristic of the waiters in the Cafe Umberto. ❋ Joseph Conrad (1890)

And you may know by my size that I have a kind of alacrity in sinking; if the bottom were as deep as hell, I should down. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It can't happen with that kind of alacrity without real effort on the part of the business community, and I would say the community has defaulted to government in the last little while and allowed government to take the lead. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, I had been used to this kind of alacrity from Fourth Assistant Junior Clerks all through my eventful career, from the very day I entered the first office of the Corn-Beef Bureau clear till I passed out of the last one in the Dead Reckoning Division. ❋ Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 (1922)

The rogues slighted me into the river with as little remorse as they would have drowned a blind bitch’s puppies, fifteen i’ the litter; and you may know by my size that I have a kind of alacrity in sinking: if the bottom were as deep as hell, I should down. ❋ Unknown (1914)

(I was going to use the word "alacrity," but I find that it means "cheerful readiness.") ❋ Harold MacGrath (1901)

However, I had been used to this kind of alacrity from ❋ Mark Twain (1872)

Christian soldier, the feet are 'shod with the preparedness of alacrity which is produced by the gospel of peace.' ❋ Alexander Maclaren (1868)

The alacrity which is the effect of hope, the strength which is the effect of union, were alike wanting to the little community. ❋ Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1829)

The presence of a beautiful woman of honour, to minds which are not trivially disposed, displays an alacrity which is not to be communicated by any other object. ❋ Richard Steele (1700)

The rogues slighted me into the river with as little remorse as they would have drowned a blind bitch's puppies, fifteen i 'the litter: and you may know by my size that I have a kind of alacrity in sinking; if the bottom were as deep as hell, I should down. ❋ Unknown (1597)

The rogues slighted me into the river with as little remorse as they would have drowned a blind bitch's puppies, fifteen i 'the litter; and you may know by my size that I have a kind of alacrity in sinking; if the bottom were as deep as hell I should down. ❋ William Shakespeare (1590)

We [shall] [proceed] with alacrity. ❋ Artyom_1 (2010)

I was filled with alacrity at the start of my gravel race. The [fugitive] escaped alacritously to [Costa Rica] after her [nose job]. ❋ Bfscuttle (2022)

To Jon Stewart: "You have a [basic cable] show, that's called the Daily Show, that's on 4 days a week instead of 7...You really [nailed it], man. I mean, [no offense, but] you're not exactly what people would call an alacrity." -Demetri Martin ❋ Izdvacb (2008)

o ya well im gna use my [alacrity] and beat u. FUK THE NEW PATCH IS OUT NOW I SHALL PWN ALL THOSE WHO STEP TO MY [ALACRITY]!!! [HnR])[Alacrity] ❋ Conor (2003)

"[Hey] [are you] on Alacritis?" ❋ Rivaxorus (2012)

Judge: you have two [speeding tickets] in five Years and you have not completed your obligations. Mr Rouse: sir, I believe that driving with [alacrity] is my god givin right. Judge: I don't care what you think. You have until september to complete [drivers ed] or your alacritous ass will face jail time. ❋ Kdizzle808 (2011)