ardor
Example Sentences
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He policed brushback pitches with ardor and once called a night game for darkness when lighting malfunctions compromised visibility near home plate.
A fetching lass in Regency garb and her paramour, confessing his ardor.
From Los Angeles Times
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
