Example Sentences

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It’s not surprising that people are so zealously screening incoming calls.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

An avid soccer fan, Francis zealously supported the San Lorenzo team from his native Argentina.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

This is profoundly sad for the employees like me who have worked zealously to protect the American public from frauds and scams, day in and day out.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2025

Evidence abounds that as a whole southerners zealously love it, and it is ever-present in homes and restaurants throughout all the southern states.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2024

But if the which-hunt is prosecuted too zealously, it may leave behind a garden path.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker