Example sentences for: zealous

How can you use “zealous” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Marking the spot is a pillar commemorating the visit in 250 b.c. of the Indian emperor Ashoka, a zealous convert to Buddhism.

  • The NYT piece focuses on the culture clash between zealous House Managers and their more deliberative Senatorial hosts.

  • Based in the Auvergnat spa town of Vichy, the French government often proved more zealous than its masters in suppressing civil liberties and drawing up anti-Jewish legislation.

  • That people want zealous advocates to defend their interests, and as a consequence, zealousness tends to gain the upper hand in the battle between aggressive advocacy and restrained, dignified legal conduct.

  • Since the lawyer was rarely at the scene of the crime, she can plausibly maintain that she doesn't know for sure what happened--and is therefore free to argue whatever version of events best suits her client . Indeed, in the absence of that very rare absolute certainty, the ethical obligation of "zealous advocacy" virtually requires a lawyer to argue his client's version of events--however implausible.


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