burning with excitement
Example Sentences
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“Everyone in Japan was burning with excitement about the Games,” said Kazuo Inoue, 69, who vividly recalls being glued to the new color television in his family’s home in Tokyo in 1964.
From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2021
Very gently, burning with excitement as if he had been touching gold, Lord Talbot laid them on a desk.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her cheeks were burning with excitement; she gave her aunt and cousin quick good-bye kisses, and caught the baby's soft little cheek to her own velvety one.
From The Beloved Woman by Norris, Kathleen Thompson
His eyes were burning with excitement, his lips twitching with nervousness.
From The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
When they went into the living-room, Barbara's cheeks were burning with excitement and her eyes shone like stars.
From Flower of the Dusk by Reed, Myrtle
