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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The combination of sports, music and fashion is a winning combination with fans and brands alike, and now the Giants of Africa Festival is tapping into that zeal with its first fashion show.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 28 July 2025
My zeal for these stories concealed a repressed envy toward the convert, her fulfilled fantasy of belonging.
—Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
President Trump’s enthusiasm for hosting the largest global sporting event conflicts with his zeal for detaining and ejecting immigrants and foreign visitors.
—Minky Worden, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The surveillance state that has destroyed privacy and the Fourth Amendment right to be let alone was fueled by Buckley’s fevered anti-communist zeal.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 28 July 2025
My zeal for these stories concealed a repressed envy toward the convert, her fulfilled fantasy of belonging.
—Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
President Trump’s enthusiasm for hosting the largest global sporting event conflicts with his zeal for detaining and ejecting immigrants and foreign visitors.
—Minky Worden, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The surveillance state that has destroyed privacy and the Fourth Amendment right to be let alone was fueled by Buckley’s fevered anti-communist zeal.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for zeal
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“Zeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zeal. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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: eager desire in going for a goal
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