eager
Example Sentences
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The oil industry isn’t eager to see that happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Gowan would later say one reason D2 was eager to hire her was because she was Orthodox: “She was going to be an avenue into an underserved population.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
She said bad weather had turned some spectators off, but was eager to point out that some sports were well attended.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Pike seemed warm and "eager to please", said Roberts, and was giggling, smiling, and picking up on cues.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
And apparently Po, Brickbane’s mentor, had been so eager to enter the Afterlife, he’d stuck around to train Brickbane for only two hours.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing eager
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 5
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