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
Recent Examples of impassioned from the Web
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Unlike the Cavaliers, the Warriors played defense on Thursday, Impassioned defense.
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Frank is able to find his way at the retreat, and makes an impassioned case for his vision of the future to the group.
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Those teeming parts, which together last some seven hours, are run through with Mr. Kush-ner’s arresting dialogue, in which characters dispense impassioned political diatribes and lots of gallows humor.
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Five years later, Nugent made an impassioned plea for support for then-Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney during a National Rifle Association Conference in St. Louis.
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In an unusually impassioned ruling, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt said Tuesday the March order in Hawaii to immediately deport Magana Ortiz was inhumane and contrary to the values of the country and its legal system.
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Camila Cabello made her live solo TV debut with an impassioned performance of the first two tracks she's released off her upcoming album, The Hurting The Healing The Loving.
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Press accounts speculate that the staunch anti-gun-control group deleted its page amid a growing and impassioned debate over whether gun laws need tightening.
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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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