impassioned
Example Sentences
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The pastrami sandwiches at Katz’s Delicatessen are iconic, but Meg Ryan’s impassioned exclamations at the deli in “When Harry Met Sally” may be even more iconic.
From Salon
He found himself returning to Lear, and Avco Embassy Pictures, to deliver an impassioned speech about why he thought “This Is Spinal Tap” would work.
Both sides gave impassioned arguments that the case they presented over two months validated a verdict in their favor.
From Los Angeles Times
A centrist with conservative leanings on the economy and foreign policy, he became a social-media celebrity last March when he delivered an impassioned eight-minute speech in the Senate’s gilded chamber.
The result was an impassioned plea for a looser regulatory approach to new technologies, less hostility to successful companies and financial reforms to let Europe funnel more capital toward its own entrepreneurs.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
