zeal

Example Sentences

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The bald, 6-foot-2 executive—who stands to make nearly $1 billion if he can help increase the company’s market capitalization by 500% in the next five years—has embraced it with zeal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

By the following month, the zeal had died out, partly due to a valuation correction in software.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

There are others, though, whose own zeal and blind ambition are obvious.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

She also implied that, in her zeal to fix the city’s problems, she quietly pushed out a dozen high-level bureaucrats, including those who dealt with trash pickup and police recruitment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Farmer wanted to surround himself with people, particularly friends, who shared the same zeal and commitment to fighting poverty on a global scale, but starting with Haiti.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French