grand passion

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noun

an intense or overwhelming attraction or love.

the object of such feelings.

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Origin of grand passion

1925–30; translation of French grande passion

Words nearby grand passion

grand opera, grandpa, grandpapa, grandpappy, grandparent, grand passion, grand penitentiary, grand piano, Grand Prairie, Grand Pré, Grand Prix

How to use grand passion in a sentence

A grand juror in the Ferguson case is suing to be able to explain exactly what went down in the courtroom.
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Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?
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The 2001 grand jury indictment named 21 suspects as being involved in the U.S. embassy bombings, including Osama bin Laden.
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Comments like that are designed to stoke the fires of fan-passion—and it works beautifully.
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A grand jury investigated but found Foster had broken no law.
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A tall phantom in livery appeared, as if by magic, and signed to me to ascend the grand staircase.
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To Americans Mrs. Wright is interesting by reason of her patriotism, which amounted to a passion.
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A look of passion came into the face of the watching boy, and again he fingered his revolver.
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"Buy something for your wife that-is-to-be," he said to his grand-nephew, as he handed him the folded paper.
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She was in a dream of oily odours and monstrous iron constructions, dominated by the grand foreman: and Edwin was in the dream.
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