How to Use enthusiasm in a Sentence

enthusiasm

noun
  • He seems to lack enthusiasm for the work he's doing.
  • Among his latest enthusiasms are sailing and fishing.
  • The party supported its candidate with enthusiasm.
  • But that enthusiasm dulled in the first quarter of the blowout.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022
  • All of that runs counter to the enthusiasm on Wall Street.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The two are about 12 months apart, close in age and enthusiasm.
    Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022
  • That enthusiasm will give the home team a big boost, right?
    Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 8 Jan. 2020
  • Keep your chin up and don't let a lack of enthusiasm bring you down.
    Magi Helena, oregonlive, 7 June 2020
  • His enthusiasm in the first inning — and pretty much the whole game — was off the charts.
    Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2019
  • But grass-roots enthusiasm from dancers past and present has kept the art form alive.
    New York Times, 26 May 2018
  • For one thing, Democrats have closed the enthusiasm gap.
    Mark Murray, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2022
  • How does that enthusiasm help you in a comedic show like this?
    Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Maradona brought a child’s wonder, enthusiasm, and joy to his play on the pitch.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2020
  • At times the level of enthusiasm matched that of big rock shows that play there.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2022
  • With most craft shows canceled, enthusiasm for the pop-up shop has been through the roof.
    cleveland, 2 Nov. 2020
  • There is greater enthusiasm to vote in the midterms among out-of-power Democrats.
    Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2018
  • Also broad is most of the humor, though the cast’s enthusiasm smoothes that over.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
  • What the show lacks in high-brow humor it more than makes up for in corn-pone enthusiasm.
    Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 6 Feb. 2020
  • The plan, which could have transformed downtown, failed for lack of enthusiasm on the city’s part.
    Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 1 Sep. 2019
  • Even though folks will cheer on the black and gold from home for a while, there are still plenty of ways to show your enthusiasm.
    Provided Photo, NOLA.com, 18 Aug. 2020
  • But his enthusiasm was just too great to leave at home.
    Kevin Farron, Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
  • People just have to fall in love with the brand and share their enthusiasm with others.
    Rachel King, Fortune, 24 June 2020
  • But last year’s events and unrest has tamped down a lot of that enthusiasm.
    Rong Xiaoqing, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Strangers cannot help but be swept up in her enthusiasm.
    Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2021
  • How can anyone root for a player on the field who has announced such a lack of enthusiasm for the game?
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The enthusiasm overflows from the too-small stage, crammed with their bodies.
    Vulture, 15 Mar. 2023
  • In stark contrast to the present day, where has that enthusiasm and bravado gone?
    SI.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Fan enthusiasm was high, and the standing ovations were loud and long.
    Gordon Cox, Variety, 14 Sep. 2021
  • And Bradley had trouble last week hiding his enthusiasm for the players in the draft who fit that wish list.
    The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Their enthusiasm for the food and drink here comes out in gale-force descriptions.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2023

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