eagerness
Example Sentences
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Mr. Gervais, whose eagerness to offend has made him something of a polarizing comic commodity, isn’t doing anything here that will damage his brand as a provocateur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Bonilla’s agent, Dennis Gilbert, leveraged the Mets’ eagerness to cut ties with his client, getting them to agree to defer payments for 10 years at 8% interest, then spread them over 25 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Even unrelated, low-skill jobs on a resume can be valuable for entry-level candidates, reflecting an eagerness to work hard and succeed, Shafransky told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
But you can still discern the same rush, the same eagerness to assume that everything is going to turn out great without taking many steps to make sure that it does.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026
‘Were there any oliphaunts?’ asked Sam, forgetting his fear in his eagerness for news of strange places.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing eagerness
A Single Shard
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The Suffix -ness, Part 1
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Greed
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