"It's difficult to come back on the road against a team that played a spirited game."

Ms. Pilgrim was not the only one expecting a spirited game.

My sons broke into a spirited game of scissors, paper and rock.

It is a spirited, healthy game, and seems to hold the attention of the players.

But mostly, expect a spirited game, with the bad blood between the teams resurfacing.

During his absence, the Rangers went 6-3-3 and played some of their most spirited games.

Dozens of spirited mah-jongg games are going on all at once.

Near him a couple of old men were drinking beer and playing a spirited game of go.

Your children played a spirited game, and they won honestly.

South Carolina played a spirited game and gave the Hurricanes all they could handle.