ardor
Example Sentences
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Ron Chernow, in his authoritative biography of Hamilton, writes, “theirs was a friendship of unusual ardor,” but regards the lifelong bond between the sisters as evidence against an affair.
Amid overlapping investigations and the looming possibility of arrest, the ardor of these supporters has not faded but, many said, has grown only stronger.
From New York Times
If asked about God, he can mouth the proper words but delivers them without ardor.
From Washington Post
The Prince doesn’t have a lot to do in “Beauty,” but Gordon brightened the Wedding pas de deux with his windswept leaps and tender ardor.
From New York Times
At the movies, the machines absorb and emulate the noblest of human attributes: intelligence, compassion, loyalty, ardor.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
