eagerly

Example Sentences

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What she surely isn’t expecting, however, as she buys food and makes croquetas in preparation for an eagerly awaited visit from her daughter from Madrid, is that this trip will threaten all she holds dear.

From Los Angeles Times

Investors are eagerly awaiting the first annual shareholder letter from new Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel outlining his vision for the conglomerate’s decisions in the post-Buffett era.

From Barron's

Her husband, Joseph Hougebe, remembers whistling into the night, eagerly waiting to hear a paddle tapping against the hull of a dugout canoe -- coded signals in the darkness.

From Barron's

I smile back and gulp the lukewarm water eagerly.

From Literature

She eagerly awaited her next turn to push the sport forward again.

From Los Angeles Times