- comparative of keen.
keener
Example Sentences
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Dior designer Jonathan Anderson appeared keener than most to take some risks.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
The magic is unique and often biological—many characters have mental or physical enhancements that give them perfect memory or keener senses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
What they were keener to talk about was life in Henderson, a city they’d lived in and loved for a long time now—including for the MMA connection.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2024
And she said politicians were keener on "protecting newts" than changing rules making it easier to build.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2023
Our interest in each other was never keener than during the fifteen minutes before the first bell of the first day.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
