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
He suggested the Portugal international was prioritising individual assists glory over the team's interests in his eagerness to set the single-season record.
From BBC • May 25, 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
The market timers’ eagerness to instead believe that the worst is over is more reminiscent of the “slope of hope” that markets slide down.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
The children scurried to obey, and Penelope could not help thinking that the eagerness and good cheer of her students was the very best present of all.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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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