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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Boarded seamlessly with just a backpack and sneakers, eager for a nap.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Relief and fear in Iran In Tehran, many residents were outside Friday morning, some meeting for coffee, eager to enjoy a semblance of normal life as many doubted the ceasefire would hold.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
Ebus added that interest in Venezuela is already dividing potential investors, with smaller risk-taking firms eager to enter while major companies remain cautious.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Hunter Schafer’s Jules is a painter moonlighting as a sugar baby; Jacob Elordi’s Nate, an eager young developer engaged to Cassie; and Maude Apatow’s Lexi, a Hollywood assistant to a prolific showrunner (Sharon Stone).
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
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Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Relief and fear in Iran In Tehran, many residents were outside Friday morning, some meeting for coffee, eager to enjoy a semblance of normal life as many doubted the ceasefire would hold.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
Ebus added that interest in Venezuela is already dividing potential investors, with smaller risk-taking firms eager to enter while major companies remain cautious.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Hunter Schafer’s Jules is a painter moonlighting as a sugar baby; Jacob Elordi’s Nate, an eager young developer engaged to Cassie; and Maude Apatow’s Lexi, a Hollywood assistant to a prolific showrunner (Sharon Stone).
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
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 12 Apr. 2026.
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