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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For some of us long-suffering fans, football inspires less Messianic zeal than an annual reminder that this is a dark and cruel world and any delusional preseason hope will be quickly and thoroughly snuffed out.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Abu Dhabi may expel Israel’s ambassador to the UAE, Yossi Shelley, a close confidante of Prime Minister Netanyahu, who shares his zeal for territorial expansionism.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Trump’s accelerationist instincts, the zeal of his fan base, and the complicity, cowardice, and inaction of the Democratic Party in the face of the governing Republican trifecta made the possibility of a military dictatorship in the United States seem borderline plausible.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Musk possesses an almost supernatural ability to conjure investor zeal and create products that redefine entire industries.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Abu Dhabi may expel Israel’s ambassador to the UAE, Yossi Shelley, a close confidante of Prime Minister Netanyahu, who shares his zeal for territorial expansionism.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Trump’s accelerationist instincts, the zeal of his fan base, and the complicity, cowardice, and inaction of the Democratic Party in the face of the governing Republican trifecta made the possibility of a military dictatorship in the United States seem borderline plausible.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Musk possesses an almost supernatural ability to conjure investor zeal and create products that redefine entire industries.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Zeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zeal. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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