How to Use fervor in a Sentence

fervor

noun
  • The novel captures the revolutionary fervor of the period.
  • The fervor surrounding her campaign continued right through election day.
  • And if all that is the case, then why the fervor to get him out?
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
  • And the crowd cheered with fervor — even as the facts remain the same.
    Washington Post, 13 July 2021
  • That hasn’t stopped the fervor of people who want to keep the name.
    New York Times, 29 Jan. 2022
  • Still, the fervor around the S.F. opening remains the same.
    Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 3 Feb. 2020
  • The fervor that surrounds them—and home decor trends as a whole.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2021
  • That’s the thing, that sort of fervor, (that) really spoke to me.
    Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2021
  • In the 1970s, Wee said, some got caught up in the fervor of the charismatic movement.
    Ligaya Mishan Esther Choi, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
  • And fans would revel in the fervor at a raucous Mile High.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Yet what still brings him the most solace — and inspires the most fervor in fans — hasn’t changed.
    Adam Bradley Adam Bradley Photographs By D’angelo Lovell Williams Styled By Ian Bradley Nick Haramis Photographs By Lise Sarfati Styled By Suzanne Koller Sasha Weiss Photographs By Justin French Susan Dominus Photographs By Luis Alberto Rodriguez Styled By Charlotte Collet, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The fervor for high school football has been a staple in Cartersville.
    Gene Frenette, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2021
  • The Wolves don’t want to deal with Oklahoma fervor in Game 7.
    The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • Rumors even swirled that some stores had sold out, only adding to the fervor.
    John Aguilar, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The fervor with which her mother had said and believed.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 May 2021
  • The very place that sparked such fervor for the sublime grape to found Italy’s first School of Winemaking in 1876.
    Valentina Di Donato, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
  • But the new balloon fervor does not come without a cost.
    New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Yet the fervor of the original debate over the statue’s fate has yet to die down.
    Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2021
  • But – again, in Crutchfield’s view – the Sharks did not pursue the ball with their usual fervor.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Country-as-patch-on-the-map doesn’t inspire much fervor.
    Lionel Shriver, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
  • This fervor mixed with the studios new strategy just might put the MCU back on course.
    Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The film also punctures parts of #MeToo fervor, playing them for farce in a way that feels very up-to-date.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The recent election of a tax-cutter to the White House should have diminished the fervor of Roth fans.
    William Baldwin, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Davis recited her speech with the fervor of a monologue, though this was no act.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Sep. 2024
  • McIlroy says DeChambeau's gains pushed him to chase distance with a new fervor.
    Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • The fervor around the series has taken hold of the book world and doesn’t seem to be letting up any time soon.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 9 May 2026
  • That’s not to say all have been embraced with equal fervor at the box office.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 May 2026
  • Each of these developments were discussed by children and adults with fervor.
    Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
  • Earnings for Facebook parent Meta were greeted with less fervor.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Yet at that time, the fervor around Diana’s personal life was at an all-time high.
    Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026

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