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• His zeal is, of course, unquestionable; his adequacy, however, I doubt.From the entry adequacy
• A workaholic's obsessive zeal may lead to success or burnout.From the entry obsessive
• They were blinded by partisan zeal.From the entry partisan
• Therapeutic zeal is express in a number of ways, some of them quite obvious, others subtle.2018, John W. Barnhill, Approach to the Psychiatric Patient, page 451. From the entry giveaway
• Dreams are for fools and idiots, and zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse."2014, August Franza, AMERICA ARRIBA!: Don Quijote and Sancho Panza in the 21st Century, →ISBN. From the entry zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse
• Proverbs 19:2 states that it is not good to have zeal without knowledge.2014, David Wesley, A Common Mission, →ISBN. From the entry zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse
• Let me state right now that I was never Dawkinsian in either temperament or zeal.2012, Keith Allen, The God Conclusion, page 54. From the entry Dawkinsian
• You have a profound zeal for marvelous and fantastical FAUNA OF AN ANTHROPOMORPHOLOGICAL PERSUASION.2009 October 20, Andrew Hussie, Homestuck, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2022. From the entry anthropomorphological
• Love could not be won by the subjective desire and zeal of one side alone.2008 [1935], Kim Il Sung, “With the Conviction of Independence”, in Kim Il Sung Works, volume 48, Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing…. From the entry muling
• Training, dedication, religious zeal, planning, even where purity might falter, would correct all that.2003, Lenn E. Goodman, Islamic Humanism page 112. From the entry manhood
• Composers like Debussy seem to have forgotten their juvenalia or else underestimated the zeal of modern musicology.1995 January 10, Bernard Holland, “Music Review: Oh, When Debussy and Berg Were Mere Youths!”, in The New York Times (C section), New…. From the entry juvenalia
• This counterimpulse tends to embrace everything difficult and European with juvenile zeal.1988 November 11, Andrew Goodwin, “Reading: The Cultural Crash of '89”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry counterimpulse
• There are many other situations where the zeal with which the linguist identifies morphemes has to be tempered.2018, Francis Katamba, “Morphology: Word Structure”, in Jonathan Culpeper et al., editors, English Language: Description, Variation and…. From the entry cranberry word
• Rudolph promoted Stevens Pass with restless zeal.2012 December 26, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry hip
• Some of these reviews were written in joyous zeal.2007, Roger Ebert, Your Movie Sucks, Kansas City: Andrews McMeel, Introduction. From the entry venom
• There were two major projects I was expected to throw myself into with the zeal of a cornered honeybadger.2006, Donald Bain, Murder, HE Wrote: A Successful Writer′s Life, page 150. From the entry honeybadger
• It only proved how gullible Asa had been — buying into the American dream with the zeal of a preacherman.1986, Craig G. Harris, “Weekend Plans”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 140. From the entry preacherman
• Full of the neophyte's zeal for vegetarianism, I decided to start a vegetarian club in my locality, Bayswater.1927, M[ohandas] K[aramchand] Gandhi, chapter XVII, in Mahadev Desai, transl., The Story of My Experiments with Truth: Translated from the…. From the entry neophyte
• In the daylit corridor he talked with voluble pains of zeal, in duty bound, most fair, most kind, most honest broadbrim.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 9: Scylla and Charybdis]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II…. From the entry voluble
• It was the day of warlocks and apparitions, now happily driven out by the zeal of the General Assembly.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide. From the entry warlock
• That wellness era was slightly different—rowing machines and sit-ups instead of Hyrox fitness competitions and proffee—but it was epitomised by the same macho zeal.2025 August 23, Jo Ellison, “The incredible bulk”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry proffee
• A yellow carnation signified disappointment or rejection, hibiscus meant consumed by love, elderflower symbolized zeal, lavender stood for love and violet indicated modesty or virtue.2016, Constance L. Kirker, Mary Newman, “Europe”, in Edible Flowers: A Global History (The Edible Series), London: Reaktion Books, →ISBN. From the entry floriography
• From boardroom to terrace via the dug-out, such an evangelical zeal suffuses Manchester City's new mission that they should really be renamed the Blue Moonies.2009 August 15, Henry Winter, “Manchester City's Blue Moonies have their faith rewarded”, in The Daily Telegraph. From the entry moonie
• With anglophobia driving out anglophilia, the king – as during the Seven Years War – came to represent the very cynosure of patriotic zeal.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 306. From the entry cynosure
• However, in our zeal to eliminate the ‘unpoeticity’ of the translation, we have also got rid of an important asset of the original—its characteristic roughness.1997, Michał Pawica, “The case of translation: the short-cummings of Polish”, in Alan K[enneth] Melby, editor, The Twenty-third LACUS…. From the entry unpoeticity
• In your zeal you may not feel you are undertaking a thing for your own sake but think you are doing so for God.1978, Watchman Nee, “Living by Faith”, in The Salvation of the Soul: Translated from the Chinese, New York, N.Y.: Christian Fellowship…. From the entry cloud nine
• An excellent example of the Chinese colporteur's zeal and capacity is afforded by Hsi Fuh Ts'ing, who lives at Hwangchow in the province of Hupeh.1929, Another Milestone, British and Foreign Bible Society, page 67. From the entry Hwangchow
• An excellent example of the Chinese colporteur's zeal and capacity is afforded by Hsi Fuh Ts’ing, who lives at Hwangchow in the province of Hupeh.1929, “Along the Road”, in Another Milestone, London: British and Foreign Bible Society, →OCLC, page 67. From the entry HSI
• Kelly, who is the alpha host, has a gleam of zeal in her eyes that last week drove even Karl Rove, a Fox News contributor, to defend Mrs.2008 April 7, Alessandra Stanley, “A New Star as Campaign Programs Shuffle: The News”, in New York Times. From the entry hypercaffeinated
• The same steepled towns dangle from the sea's horizon, the Brueghel faces of our electorate are as pink with zeal as they were those three decades ago.1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy. From the entry steepled
• The hysterical claims and missionary-like zeal exhibited by groups who wish to impose their vision of the good upon others is symptomatic of certain asocializing forces in our society.1985, Douglas J. Den Uyl, “Smoking, Human Rights, and Civil Liberties”, in Robert D. Tollison, editor, Smoking and Society, Lexington, MA…. From the entry asocialize
• Rookie policemen, apuff with zeal and a conviction anybody they arrested should get the book as an incorrigible miscreant, sometimes yiped loud and long about the judge's leniency.1966, United States. Congress, Congressional Record. From the entry apuff
• More than this, the operator in his zeal to make an efficient opening in the capsule is apt to rupture this ligament and loss of vitreous ensues.1911 July, Homer E. Smith, “Preliminary Capsulotomy—an Improved Method for the Extraction of the Immature Cataractous Lens. [abstract]”…. From the entry cystotome
• Young ministers, deeply impressed and longing to pour out the burning, impassionate zeal of their own souls, are apt to abuse the use of this figure.1900, George P. Hott, Christ, the Teacher, U. B. Publishing House, page 81. From the entry impassionate
• Now, on the pool deck, the boys tussle and roughhouse with the zeal of Labrador puppies, slugging each other lovingly in the shoulders and then retreating with giggles like ninnies.2021 May 7, Barrett Swanson, “The Anxiety of Influencers”, in Harper's Magazine. From the entry ninny

Meaning of zeal

1. noun The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
2. noun A person who exhibits such fervour or tireless devotion.
3. noun A group of zebras.

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Questions about zeal in a sentence

How do you use zeal in a sentence?

Zeal is used as a noun. For example: “She extols the virtues of veganism with missionary zeal.”

What is a short sentence with zeal?

“A zeal of zebras confuses predators.”

What does zeal mean?

Zeal means the fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.