eagerness
Example Sentences
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While the private credit market is far smaller than the housing market, both share a troubling lack of transparency and overeagerness to lend without caution.
From Slate • Aug. 8, 2025
The big run, he said, was due to overeagerness by the defense due in part to their excitement about the game.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023
But for some it’s about overeagerness, ADHD, social awkwardness, or a clumsy attempt at sympathy, so stand up for yourself, counter-interrupting him if you must, and find out.
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2022
Ricky Abilez plays up the overeagerness of the young delivery boy Arpad Laszlo.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2020
“I’ll study on the way there. And tonight,” I say, immediately regretting my overeagerness.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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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