ardor
Example Sentences
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Ron Chernow, in his authoritative biography of Hamilton, writes, “theirs was a friendship of unusual ardor,” but regards the lifelong bond between the sisters as evidence against an affair.
Only the ardor of the Wall Street firms, desperate to buy fire insurance on their burning home, remained undimmed.
From Literature
Over a bar piano and later behind closed doors, they bond over an affinity for rural songs thick with hardship, ardor and longing.
From Los Angeles Times
Van Patten and De Domenico plausibly capture that youthful ardor while making it obvious why their displays of affection translate poorly to local police officials unprepared to investigate a murder that quickly drew international scrutiny.
From Salon
Despite her creeping cynicism toward politics and its appropriation of movie style, Didion hadn’t lost her ardor for film.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
