fervently
Example Sentences
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“He was a scrupulously superficial man, believing so fervently in the magic of surfaces that his fervor almost passed for profundity,” Mr. Junod writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Orellana’s case was one of the few indictments Essayli’s prosecutors had won related to alleged misconduct during the protests, and Essayli had fervently defended the charges when questioned by a Times reporter last month.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025
And once again, Palestinians in Gaza and the families of Israeli hostages still held there are fervently hoping this will not be another false dawn.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025
It is to be fervently hoped that what they are creating is better than they are, because they really aren't very good at anything but technology.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025
Some years, the four realms blazed so fervently, even a stray mortal eye glimpsed the glowing beyond.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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