eagerly

Example Sentences

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He bowed his head as he sat down, said the blessing over bread, and then went on eagerly, “Your mother—how she would have loved these new styles and seeing you both looking so pretty!”

From Literature

They eagerly debate books, though their forgetfulness poses an obstacle.

From The Wall Street Journal

His hand reached out, his hot fingers clinging to Torak’s as eagerly as a child.

From Literature

So eagerly I had shown up, every day, asking him to help me more, telling him I would do what it took.

From Literature

In the capital Hanoi, patriotic red-and-yellow banners flutter from lampposts and traffic lights, extolling the "national festival" where people "eagerly cast ballots".

From Barron's