keener

/ ˈkiːnə /

noun

1. informal,  a person, esp a student, who is keen, enthusiastic, or zealous

Example Sentences

It's not hard to imagine which one the family of the time was keener to remember.

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The psychology of that political backdrop played out on our screens: the Labour leader appeared more nervous, the Conservative prime minister keener to scrap.

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From Trump’s vantage point, the risks are keener.

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That is music for the ultranationalists in his government, who are much keener to keep the West Bank and all of Jerusalem than make a deal with Saudi Arabia.

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Letting it decompose shows a keener understanding for what to do in these situations than in 1970 when officials opted to use dynamite to blow up a dead whale that washed ashore in southern Oregon.

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