passions

Example Sentences

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Woodman rang the bell on the Nasdaq trading floor, and the company touted its products as a way to enable "people to capture their life's passions in ways they could have never done before."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The film is a highly personal meditation on the intersection of his passions and how each one has proven itself a guiding force in his life.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Born September 27, 1968, in San Pedro, Muldoon’s early passions included football.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Whether sinful passions or unconscious destructive urges, distracting attachments or visceral impulses, desire is the daemon that makes us act, often against our own interests and those of others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

She is tenacious in her passions but voraciously open to contrary argument.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times