passionate
Example Sentences
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Though he doesn’t identify as a foodie, he is a passionate eater.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
There he meets with his chosen mark: Perla Hildegarda Inclán Arnao, a middle-aged spinster from a fallen family of coffee barons whose reserved nature doesn’t jibe with her passionate letters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Raworth said she was passionate about the benefits of running.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
It was the culmination of a long and passionate labor.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Soon after arriving in Durham, Fuller explained his passionate belief that empowerment was necessary because “there are other kinds of poverty too, in addition to economic deprivation.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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