zeal
Example Sentences
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To lifelong Catholics, the zeal of the fresh convert can be a little unnerving.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
There are others, though, whose own zeal and blind ambition are obvious.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
But Kornev is young and infused with an idealistic zeal, refusing to let these goons stonewall him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
But the important difference comes in the fact that most of the country doesn’t share their zeal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
She was nearly seventy, but her zeal was unbending.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Vocabulary lists containing zeal
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