passionate
Example Sentences
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“They care about baseball here. It’s a fun environment. If people weren’t a little upset and a little, I’d say, passionate about what happened last year in the World Series, maybe they’re not real fans.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
The simple but lasting advice he was given: follow what makes you passionate.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
The Italians were disciplined, stylish, and unapologetically passionate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Times plants writer Jeanette Marantos, a passionate supporter of native plants, who died in February.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
No one spoke to him after that except Shirley, who sensed his tough talk masked a loyalty as passionate as the others’.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
