eagerness
Example Sentences
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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
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spent their first day of bilateral talks on Thursday showing an eagerness to manage the economic rivalry between their countries.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Interestingly, despite her apparent eagerness to hold on to her California property, Simpson had previously expressed a desire to quit the Golden State once and for all.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
A separate problem is Ms. Moyer-Nocchi’s eagerness to present “The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese” in an ideological framework.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
“And the land?” asked Wang Lung at last, quivering with his eagerness.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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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