zealots

Example Sentences

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The explanation is hard to untangle for those who aren’t true numerology zealots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The U.S. built the post-war world around rules—not because we are zealots about law, but because rules have helped us.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

Its activists have been derided as attention-seeking zealots and vandals and it is loathed by many for its disruptive direct action tactics.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

After making his way through a Romanian town filled with zealots warning Thomas of Orlok’s corruption, he finds himself alone, deep in the snowy woods.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

Religious zealots and religious dissenters were making noise while members of the Church of England and Unitarians like the Darwins also quietly questioned their faith.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman