How to Use passionately in a Sentence

passionately

adverb
  • And so the war trudged on — thousands of miles away, but passionately waged in L.A.’s hearts and minds.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • For the next five minutes, the young man and reporter argued passionately about the nature of the march.
    Mira Sethi, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Waving light-up glow sticks, fans passionately — and loudly — sang along, from the pit to the upper rafters of the venue.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2024
  • One friend told the station that Bragg was a skilled racer who passionately coached young riders at the track.
    Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • In photos and videos obtained by the Daily Mail, the pair look super cozy, passionately kissing on the streets in Japan.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Try to think of that the next time an artist challenges something passionately and everyone turns on them.
    Liza Lentini, Spin, 9 Aug. 2023
  • This new position is going to give you a chance to set yourself free and start to live more passionately.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2024
  • This new position is going to give you a chance to set yourself free and start to live more passionately.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
  • This new position is going to give you a chance to set yourself free and start to live more passionately.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2024
  • This new position is going to give you a chance to set yourself free and start to live more passionately.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2024
  • The hitmaker passionately sings two verses of the Midnights track’s chorus at the piano in the video.
    Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The camera later jumps to a trio embracing passionately in a room, before the door shuts.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 30 July 2024
  • That’s the question that matters most to me, a Michigan alum who has passionately followed this team’s ups and downs for nearly 25 years now.
    J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • When Emma comes back by herself, the pair passionately hook up.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Ahead of the vote, lawmakers argued passionately on the House floor both for and against the legislation.
    Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The legacy of 2002 is tangibly and passionately alive in Utah.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 July 2024
  • Multitudes reflects all of this, the heart swells and the fiery lows of healing and being passionately human.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Anybody who ever felt a flicker of desire for a Porsche before will be passionately stirred about the 911.
    Car and Driver, 27 Jan. 2023
  • There are legions of fans who are passionately devoted to this brand.
    Maer Roshan, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
  • Two people kiss passionately, and a package of condoms is shown.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Shortly after, a smooth baritone voice passionately belts out about chicken wings from the phone.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 16 Feb. 2024
  • At one point, Navalny passionately thanked his lawyers for working to defend him.
    Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Last week she was photographed passionately kissing New York artist Jack Greer.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Psaki, for her part, passionately called out those who compared her to McDaniel.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
  • From the beginning, her parents believed in her fiercely, passionately, as the most important thing in the world.
    Rachel Cusk, New York Times, 2 May 2023
  • Then, the two passionately kissed as an opera singer serenaded them.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 30 July 2024
  • Stone is known more for passionately backing movies than for harshly panning them, and her predictive instincts have been strong over the years.
    Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Without that moment, the pro- and anti-Trump split would exist and endure, but less passionately.
    Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Inspired, Evan comes up on stage and embraces Malcolm, kissing him passionately.
    Barry Levitt, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The show became a social media and TV phenomenon, with audiences passionately voting for their favorite housemates and deciding their fate each eviction night.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2024

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