Examples of zeal in a Sentence
… he was uncomfortable with their lavish parties and their collector's zeal for the most expensive, most ostentatious brand names—Rolex and Prada and Farragamo.
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Anne Tyler, Digging to America, 2006
In 1248, channelling his piety into crusading zeal, Louis embarked on the Seventh Crusade, against the wishes of the Pope and against the judgement of his counsellors.
—Alistair Horne, Seven Ages of Paris, 2002
He showed his anatomical zeal by robbing a wayside gibbet, smuggling the bones back home and reconstructing the skeleton.
—Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, 1997
Anne Tyler, Digging to America, 2006
In 1248, channelling his piety into crusading zeal, Louis embarked on the Seventh Crusade, against the wishes of the Pope and against the judgement of his counsellors.
—Alistair Horne, Seven Ages of Paris, 2002
He showed his anatomical zeal by robbing a wayside gibbet, smuggling the bones back home and reconstructing the skeleton.
—Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, 1997
Recent Examples on the Web
In its zeal to release unredacted secret documents from the government’s JFK assassination files, the Trump administration has made public the Social Security numbers and other sensitive personal information of potentially hundreds of former congressional staffers and other people.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Real Salt Lake’s broadcasters, Spencer Warne and Jay Nolly, expressed surprise at the visitors’ zeal for pressing, especially late in the match.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the newfound zeal for the Constitution’s structure will include restoring its protections for everyday Americans the next time their team is in charge.
—Josh Robbins, National Review, 2 Mar. 2025
What’s unsettling about the photo four years later is that much of the religious zeal that fed the insurrection is no longer outside the gates of power.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
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Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Real Salt Lake’s broadcasters, Spencer Warne and Jay Nolly, expressed surprise at the visitors’ zeal for pressing, especially late in the match.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the newfound zeal for the Constitution’s structure will include restoring its protections for everyday Americans the next time their team is in charge.
—Josh Robbins, National Review, 2 Mar. 2025
What’s unsettling about the photo four years later is that much of the religious zeal that fed the insurrection is no longer outside the gates of power.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for zeal
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“Zeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zeal. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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: eager desire in going for a goal
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