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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His descriptions of Thatcher, especially her inability to read social cues, mingle with his admiration for her leadership and ideological zeal.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Without ongoing motivation and reinforcement, the initial zeal spurred by a motivational speech diminishes rapidly, resulting in employees returning to their original state.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The show is his baby, gestated with the dramaturg Jacob Mallinson Bird and delivered with mad-scientist zeal by the inexhaustible director Dustin Wills.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
This amorality becomes the basis of Baker’s progressive zeal and social criticism.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Oct. 2024
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Without ongoing motivation and reinforcement, the initial zeal spurred by a motivational speech diminishes rapidly, resulting in employees returning to their original state.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The show is his baby, gestated with the dramaturg Jacob Mallinson Bird and delivered with mad-scientist zeal by the inexhaustible director Dustin Wills.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
This amorality becomes the basis of Baker’s progressive zeal and social criticism.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Zeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zeal. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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: eager desire in going for a goal
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