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
Recent Examples on the Web
The funniest moments involved physical humor: Glen Powell shooting his tongue out like a lizard; Sydney Sweeney contorting herself like Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment while stealing his airplane cookie; a beefcake surfer swimming with the zeal of an unhinged dolphin.
—Erin Carlson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
The couple has two daughters and a son who are accustomed to their mother’s zeal.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The project may be the most lavish example of how teams, leagues and event organizers are pursuing luxury and exclusivity with zeal.
—Kevin Draper Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Her political zeal and dedication to St. Paul has served Hunt well at Episcopal Homes, said her daughter.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2024
And in our zeal to greatly increase volume, some of our studios lost a little focus.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Don’t Go It Alone In the zeal to adapt, don't forsake the superpower that makes humans more effective than any machine: our ability to work and thrive in community.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Their editors have struggled to balance their zeal for covering the royals — an almost boundless enthusiasm, in the case of a future queen once known as Kate Middleton — with a recognition that even most public figures in Britain are generally entitled to privacy in matters of health.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
District 3 has become collateral damage in the city’s zeal to overbuild housing and shortchange infrastructure.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
Erin Carlson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
The couple has two daughters and a son who are accustomed to their mother’s zeal.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The project may be the most lavish example of how teams, leagues and event organizers are pursuing luxury and exclusivity with zeal.
—Kevin Draper Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Her political zeal and dedication to St. Paul has served Hunt well at Episcopal Homes, said her daughter.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2024
And in our zeal to greatly increase volume, some of our studios lost a little focus.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Don’t Go It Alone In the zeal to adapt, don't forsake the superpower that makes humans more effective than any machine: our ability to work and thrive in community.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Their editors have struggled to balance their zeal for covering the royals — an almost boundless enthusiasm, in the case of a future queen once known as Kate Middleton — with a recognition that even most public figures in Britain are generally entitled to privacy in matters of health.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
District 3 has become collateral damage in the city’s zeal to overbuild housing and shortchange infrastructure.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Zeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zeal. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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: eager desire in going for a goal
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