zealousness

Example Sentences

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His career in elected office began as a county official when he was only 28 years old, and he’s always espoused the political importance of compromise over zealousness.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

“The media’s zealousness to report must be balanced with the assurance that the fates of the accused are not predetermined before a jury considers the proof,” Ballin wrote.

From Washington Times • May 19, 2023

In this beautiful and savagely hilly landscape, the young Tarrant took to running with a stubborn zealousness that quickly consumed him.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2022

He called himself “everyone’s conscience,” but his zealousness shortened his career.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2017

His zealousness, his uncontrolled luxuriance of passion, though partly attributable to his fevered and despondent condition of health, are lacking in dignity.

From The Silent Isle by Benson, Arthur Christopher