eagerly
adverb
eagerness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of eager in a Sentence
… wine connoisseurs eager to visit cellars and late-fall pilgrims seeking the increasingly rare white truffle …
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Corby Kummer, Atlantic, August 2000
… so many religions were steeped in an absolutist frame of mind—each convinced that it alone had a monopoly on the truth and therefore eager for the state to impose this truth on others.
—Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World, 1996
She was eager to get started.
The crowd was eager for more.
Corby Kummer, Atlantic, August 2000
… so many religions were steeped in an absolutist frame of mind—each convinced that it alone had a monopoly on the truth and therefore eager for the state to impose this truth on others.
—Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World, 1996
She was eager to get started.
The crowd was eager for more.
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Taylor and Travis are eager to spend quality time together because [that’s when] the little nuances about someone’s personality and habits come into play.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2025
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Barca were dominant, gave no concessions to their lower-league hosts, were eager to attack, and pressed high after losing the ball.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Ukraine launched a fresh operation in Russia's southern Kursk region, Moscow said on Sunday, after Ukrainian officials and military bloggers reported new attacks from Kyiv in a region where Moscow is eager to reassert its grip.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2025
Become An Online Course Creator People around the world are eager to pay for expertise specifically in areas like coding and web development, marketing, artificial intelligence and generative AI, and other areas of personal development.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Barca were dominant, gave no concessions to their lower-league hosts, were eager to attack, and pressed high after losing the ball.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Ukraine launched a fresh operation in Russia's southern Kursk region, Moscow said on Sunday, after Ukrainian officials and military bloggers reported new attacks from Kyiv in a region where Moscow is eager to reassert its grip.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Eager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eager. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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