I have to be honest with you: We simply wanted to share with you an example of a sentence with the 10 most frequently used words in it. We just did! They're in bold.

• Now let's move on to rarer words: Last week we asked you for your favorite underused, cool words that ought to be elevated.

Why it matters: We received a thousand emails from our readers with funny, heartwarming, unique submissions.

Here's a selection — with Merriam-Webster definitions:

• perspicacious: possessing acute skills of discernment.
• mellifluous: having a smooth, rich flow.
• crepuscular: resembling twilight or something that occurs at twilight.
• peripatetic: traveling from place to place.
• halcyon: characterized by happiness, great success and prosperity.
• jejune: devoid of significance or interest.
• pauciloquy: brevity in speech.
• hamartia: a tragic flaw in a hero or heroine.
• bucolic: an idyllic quality typical of rural life.
• popinjay: a strutting, supercilious person.
• alacrity: promptness in response; cheerful readiness.
• tintinnabulation: the ringing, jingling, tinkling of bells.
• bloviate: verboseness in speaking or writing.
• sangfroid: extreme calmness and steadiness under pressure.

And one in Spanish...

• sobremesa: "It literally translates to 'over table,' and it refers to the time that people spend chatting and enjoying each other at the table once they have finished a meal," Finish Line reader Larisa Alvarez writes.

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Thousands of you sent in thoughtful and creative ideas for what to name the ideal Axios employee: wildly talented and ambitious people who show deep humility.

Last week at our company retreat we voted on the top submissions. And the winner is ...

✨ Selfless superstars ✨

Thank you all for your help!