Definition of impassioned
: filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
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Examples of impassioned in a Sentence
Her lawyer made an impassioned argument in her defense.
an impassioned plea for justice
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Delimkhanov and Chechnya’s chief mufti later visited the Chechen police battalion which patrols the streets of Aleppo, and made impassioned speeches in Chechen.
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This marks the first formal legislation designed to oust the real-estate tycoon from the nation's highest office, and succeeds Green's impassioned call from the House floor for Trump's impeachment in May.
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Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill delivered an impassioned speech on Tuesday, tinged at times with outrage and directed as much at the public as at his officers, about the nation’s feelings toward the police.
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By the end of the evening what began as an awkward Q&A with the students had snowballed into impassioned conversations among the voucher holders themselves.
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Inside the state house, angry protesters gathered to give and listen to impassioned speeches.
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That has hardly stopped the two bills from stoking impassioned speeches in Congress, protests in cities across the country and page after after of postings on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and other online forums.
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Rouse gave an impassioned speech in favor of letting Wallace speak.
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IMPASSIONED Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of impassioned for English Language Learners
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: showing or feeling very strong emotions
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: showing very strong feeling an impassioned speech
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