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How to use ardor in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

Ardor means great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion. Example: “Pugach nursed a fanatical ardor for Miss Riss, writing her love letters in a florid hand.”

More sentences with ardor

  • Pugach nursed a fanatical ardor for Miss Riss, writing her love letters in a florid hand.2007 May 27, Ruth La Ferla, “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021. From the entry Pugach
  • So he continues high-heartedly at the search, and the years have in no way dimmed his ardor.1995, W. K. McNeil, Appalachian Images in Folk and Popular Culture, →ISBN, page 211. From the entry high-heartedly
  • Now when they have newly lost Ching-men, they will all be full of ardor to oppose us.1993, Ralph D. Sawyer, transl., The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 315. From the entry Ching-men
  • No more could the apple-red of her smooth, round cheeks retreat from the ardor of the sun.1901, 4-⁠-19-⁠-69 [pseudonym; Philip Verrill Mighels], “The Germ of a Passion”, in When a Witch is Young: A Historical Novel, New York…. From the entry apple-red
  • As if the release of her emotions had freed something in him, his ardor increased and the kiss went nuclear.2011, Lucy Monroe, The Sheikh's Bartered Bride, →ISBN. From the entry go nuclear
  • All turned to with more ardor than skill, and in a very few moments the conglomeration upon the floor had vanished.1901, Gabrielle E. Jackson, Caps and Capers. From the entry dressing-bell
  • It is a miraculous, multitiered balancing act of Classical grace and Romantic ardor, musical taste and dazzling display, formal structure and impetuosity.2009 January 30, The New York Times, “Mendelssohn Favorites Offer Precision, Grace and Grit”, in New York Times. From the entry multitiered
  • Winter's cold being the readiest punisher available, I took to applying snow or ice to myself in my furtive efforts to quench the heatful ardor.1993, Susan Davis, The Long Reach, →ISBN, page 70. From the entry heatful
  • He frowned, and sent snifts of snow and symptoms of rain that dampened the ardor of the golf contingent and made things murky and dreary outside.1914, “Progress in the Mvement to Promote the Brick Industry”, in The Clay-worker, volume 61, page 652. From the entry snift
  • He then offered to guide us down to see for ourself, but one look down that dark hole to the water about 60 feet below completely dampened our speluncean ardor.1962, Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume 63, page 24. From the entry ourself

Meaning of ardor

  1. noun Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
  2. noun Spirit; enthusiasm; passion.
  3. noun Intense heat.

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Questions about ardor in a sentence

How do you use ardor in a sentence?
Ardor is used as a noun. For example: “Pugach nursed a fanatical ardor for Miss Riss, writing her love letters in a florid hand.”
What is a short sentence with ardor?
“Pugach nursed a fanatical ardor for Miss Riss, writing her love letters in a florid hand.”
What does ardor mean?
Ardor means great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.

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