passions
Example Sentences
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As an artificial-intelligence researcher with a specialty in videogames, Togelius is caught in the middle of what he calls “an ongoing culture war” between his passions.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
We’re told that sharing our thoughts and passions increases our career survival odds.
From Salon • May 4, 2026
Born September 27, 1968, in San Pedro, Muldoon’s early passions included football.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Whether sinful passions or unconscious destructive urges, distracting attachments or visceral impulses, desire is the daemon that makes us act, often against our own interests and those of others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Roman's observation underscores how difficult it is for those of us preoccupied with the humdrum concerns of adulthood to recall how forcefully we were once buffeted by the passions and longings of youth.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
