eagerly
adverb
eagerness
noun
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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Despite the grim proceedings and grubby environment, the spatial arrangement of the image brings to mind a theatre balcony packed with eager punters ready to consume their money’s worth of entertainment.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
The obvious concern is that such a move could result in a loss of business, as there are always plenty of young publicists who are struggling to build their brands and eager to add a famous name to their client list without being too picky about contract terms.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Houston was eager to bring in the eight-time All-Star, especially in the wake of trading Tucker and probably losing Bregman.
—Katie Woo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Moreover, the confluence of conditions - low unemployment, above-trend economic growth, consumers still eager to spend, and businesses newly conditioned to raise prices - could produce different outcomes than in Trump's first term.
—Howard Schneider, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
The obvious concern is that such a move could result in a loss of business, as there are always plenty of young publicists who are struggling to build their brands and eager to add a famous name to their client list without being too picky about contract terms.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Houston was eager to bring in the eight-time All-Star, especially in the wake of trading Tucker and probably losing Bregman.
—Katie Woo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Moreover, the confluence of conditions - low unemployment, above-trend economic growth, consumers still eager to spend, and businesses newly conditioned to raise prices - could produce different outcomes than in Trump's first term.
—Howard Schneider, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eager
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“Eager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eager. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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