be passionate
Example Sentences
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My drama teacher, Anita Boyd, taught me to be passionate and present and to bring myself to my performances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
Consequently there will continue to be passionate, sometimes contentious, debate over whether the cosmos is gently whispering to us about its true nature, or whether astronomers are chasing celestial ghosts.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
“You really have to be passionate about transportation to work somewhere like that,” Shilling said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025
People who are aspiring, I think that what they would take from the show is that you have to be passionate about what you do.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2024
“Similar interests, different priorities. That may not make sense, how two people can be passionate about the same things and still find room for disagreement, but it happens.”
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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