Examples of zeal in a Sentence
… he was uncomfortable with their lavish parties and their collector's zeal for the most expensive, most ostentatious brand names—Rolex and Prada and Farragamo.
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Anne Tyler, Digging to America, 2006
In 1248, channelling his piety into crusading zeal, Louis embarked on the Seventh Crusade, against the wishes of the Pope and against the judgement of his counsellors.
—Alistair Horne, Seven Ages of Paris, 2002
He showed his anatomical zeal by robbing a wayside gibbet, smuggling the bones back home and reconstructing the skeleton.
—Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, 1997
Anne Tyler, Digging to America, 2006
In 1248, channelling his piety into crusading zeal, Louis embarked on the Seventh Crusade, against the wishes of the Pope and against the judgement of his counsellors.
—Alistair Horne, Seven Ages of Paris, 2002
He showed his anatomical zeal by robbing a wayside gibbet, smuggling the bones back home and reconstructing the skeleton.
—Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, 1997
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More than family, my poor roommates at the time got the worst of my newfound sanctimonious zeal.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
His zeal seemed even stranger when juxtaposed with a sensible approach to my own infirmities.
—Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
Berger delights in the drama of assembling a conclave, and the scenes of the cardinals preparing to be sequestered are dished out with the devious zeal of a great whodunnit.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024
Americans’ zeal for the death of an insurance executive demonstrates both the coarsening of public discourse and the degree of rage many Americans feel over the deficiencies of the U.S. health-care system.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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David G. Allan, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
His zeal seemed even stranger when juxtaposed with a sensible approach to my own infirmities.
—Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
Berger delights in the drama of assembling a conclave, and the scenes of the cardinals preparing to be sequestered are dished out with the devious zeal of a great whodunnit.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024
Americans’ zeal for the death of an insurance executive demonstrates both the coarsening of public discourse and the degree of rage many Americans feel over the deficiencies of the U.S. health-care system.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Zeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zeal. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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: eager desire in going for a goal
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