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How to use pursuit in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Pursuit means the act of pursuing. Example: “Unremitting pursuit of wealth doesn't bring happiness, particularly if successful.”

Examples of pursuit by meaning

nounThe act of pursuing.

  • Unremitting pursuit of wealth doesn't bring happiness, particularly if successful.
  • The erosion of trust doesn't require intent, it only requires the blind pursuit of self-interest above all else.2023 May 8, Charles Hugh Smith, Once Trust Has Been Lost, There's No Going Back

More sentences with pursuit

  • We ran down the street in pursuit of the errant dog.From the entry errant
  • Some traders describe the pursuit of infinite yield as chasing the Yoogle.From the entry yoogle
  • Tragic, too, is the gradual deskilling of teachers, loss of excitement about the profession, and loss of gifted teachers to other pursuits.From the entry deskill
  • The purpose of physical alchemy—as opposed to its various spiritual pursuits—was to treat the supposed leprosity of base metals such as lead, refining and purifying them into gold.From the entry alchemy
  • The purpose of physical alchemy—as opposed to its various spiritual pursuits—was to treat the leprosity of base metals such as lead, refining and purifying them into gold.From the entry leprosity
  • Professional hunters and trackers die too, in the pursuit of dangerous animals every year.2026 April 21, Cal Flyn, “On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife”, in The Guardian. From the entry quarry
  • Until six months ago, stablecoins were a niche pursuit, used mostly in crypto trading and criminal activity.2025 July 5, Philip Stafford, Akila Quinio, “Stablecoins begin to enter the mainstream with backing from Trump administration”, in FT…. From the entry stablecoin
  • For all this sang-froid, Professor Frankfurt was heartfelt in his philosophical pursuits.2023 July 17, James Ryerson, “Harry G. Frankfurt, Philosopher With a Surprise Best Seller, Dies at 94”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry sang-froid
  • I'm one that enjoys intellectual pursuits for my own entertainment, but not all sapios do.2023 December 27, u/booksandpassion, “Question, are the fellow sapiosexuals also intelligent?”, in Reddit, r/sapiosexuals, archived from…. From the entry sapio
  • Sidesaddle riding habits were prestigious tailored sportswear appropriate for the equestrian pursuits of the truly wealthy.2015, Alison Matthews David, Fashion Victims: The Damages of Dress Past and Present, →ISBN, page 34. From the entry habit
  • One day they joined some other kayakers, and went in pursuit of a very large she-walrus.2014, Hinrich Rink, Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo, page 139. From the entry she-walrus
  • Just what is supposed to be wrong with the pursuit of fame is not always made clear.2013 September 6, David Cox, “Celebrity rules even Hawking's universe”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 13, page 30. From the entry suppose
  • Both the pursuit of objects and the overfeminization of men are at fault.2012, Gary Stamper, Awakening the New Masculine: The Path of the Integral Warrior. From the entry overfeminization
  • "We got a live one here," he said as he speeds up in pursuit of a car.2007 January 2, Tom Lawrence, “Area DUI crack down reduces arrests”, in Black Hills Pioneer, USA: South Dakota, retrieved 03 Feb 2009. From the entry live one
  • Rex unwise enough to venture into the wrong body of water in pursuit of prey.2007, Douglas Preston, Tyrannosaur Canyon, page 105. From the entry T. Rex
  • But today's winning businesses are positively Gradgrindian in their pursuit of the truth.2006 November 13, “Winners must be facts-obsessed in pursuit for truth”, in Financial Times. From the entry Gradgrindian
  • Likewise, since sentient beings possess a buddha nature, the pursuit of buddahood is meaningful.2004, Padmasambhava, Light of Wisdom, Volume I, →ISBN, page 74. From the entry buddahood
  • Engaging in the pursuit of science may help us make fewer mistakes.”2001, Jon Beckwith, Triumphalism in Science. From the entry triumphalism
  • Dirt bike riding is the pursuit of skill and technique in a challenging environment.1998 August 11, docto...@msn.com, “Fellow Riders/Racers... Sanity Check!”, in rec.motorcycles.dirt (Usenet). From the entry goon
  • Not that I’m fickle, but because I enjoyed so many pursuits, I couldn’t decide.1993, Jill Bond, Dinner’s in the Freezer! — More Mary and Less Martha, 3rd edition, Lake Hamilton, Fla.: Reed Bond Books, →ISBN, page 1 - 7. From the entry Jill of all trades and mistress of none
  • The weapons they use in these pursuits are finished with extraordinary skill.1987, John Hemming, Amazon Frontier: The Defeat of the Brazilian Indians, page 449. From the entry imbé
  • Like the search for the perfect palindrome, the pursuit of the perfect pangram has obsessed many people.1986, Tony Augarde, The Oxford Guide to Word Games. From the entry pangram
  • The younger brother questions the correctness of the pursuit of the girls.1984, Maxwell John Charlesworth, Howard Morphy, Diane Bell, Religion in Aboriginal Australia: An Anthology, page 361. From the entry skin
  • City Comedies depicted the pursuit of wealth, status, and women in Jacobean London.1983, Wendy Griswold, “The Devil's Techniques: Cultural Legitimation and Social Change”, in American Sociological Review, volume 48…. From the entry crude
  • I'm forever in pursuit, and I don't even know what I am chasing.1981, Colin Welland, Chariots of Fire, spoken by Harold M. Abrahams. From the entry content
  • There exists in medicine, as in most pursuits, a certain degree of the Mt.1978, Iatrogenesis: Just What the Doctor Ordered, The Rand Corporation, page 12. From the entry Mt. Everest syndrome
  • So — the answer is to dream up a partyful of livelier pursuits.1953, Farm Journal - Volume 77, page 138. From the entry partyful
  • "Don't we behave just as stupidly in our pursuit of happiness - don't we?" Simpson nodded dejectedly.1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 154. From the entry stupidly
  • The pursuit was abandoned as the Eagle passed over High West.1932, The Hong Kong Naturalist. From the entry High West
  • But these gains have been the fruit of technical prowess in the field, not the pursuit of growth.2026 March 4, Benoît Morenne, “Why American Frackers Aren’t Rushing to Pump More Oil: U.S. shale giants won’t budge from their plans…. From the entry shale
  • After all, the United States has routinely used military force in pursuit of its national interests, unrestrained by global opinion.2025 January 24, Fareed Zakaria, “Is the U.S. a patsy? The premise of ‘America First’ is bizarre. World leaders see America as a country…. From the entry global order
  • Let's obtain two horses and then go into pursuit.2021, Henry C. Duggan, III, “Track Firestarters”, in Savannah on Fire, 1820, [United States]: Amazon Books, →ISBN, page 125. From the entry be one's own worst enemy
  • The do-or-die mentality gambaru permeates Japanese society, where the pursuit of a goal can carry more significance than the outcome.2020 August 24, Kaori Enjoji, “‘Do or die’ mentality brings Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to the brink”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23…. From the entry permeate
  • Eliminating racism and colorism is, of course, a worthy pursuit, but it’s also impossible to do in the abstract.2020 July 29, E. Tammy Kim, “The Perils of “People of Color””, in The New Yorker. From the entry colorism
  • And so these spirits are in constant search for vessels to occupy, and insatiable in their pursuit of corporeality.2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 9. From the entry corporeality
  • Anyway, we'll get behind him; and I think we have the legs of him when it comes to a straight pursuit.2018, Alfred Duggan, Besieger of Cities. From the entry have the legs of someone
  • They are also deterred from such activities because transdisciplinary pursuits tend to be intrinsically more time-consuming than their intradisciplinary counterparts.2015 September 17, “Author Credit for Transdisciplinary Collaboration”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry intradisciplinary
  • They would no longer be monopolists of specialist knowledge, purveyable to private parties in pursuit of private interests.2015, Richard Scase, Industrial Society, page 52. From the entry purveyable

Meaning of pursuit

  1. noun The act of pursuing.
  2. noun A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
  3. noun A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.

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Questions about pursuit in a sentence

How do you use pursuit in a sentence?
Pursuit is used as a noun. For example: “Unremitting pursuit of wealth doesn't bring happiness, particularly if successful.”
What is a short sentence with pursuit?
“Let's obtain two horses and then go into pursuit.”
What does pursuit mean?
Pursuit means the act of pursuing.

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