6 sentences with 'enthusiasm'
Example sentences and phrases with the word enthusiasm and other words derived from it.
• « Despite such enthusiasm, it was a Roman emperor, Theodosius, who in 393 banned the practice of the Olympic games; this ban put an end to the habit of gymnastics as an active, daily occurrence. »
• « Among her students, David Abelson has taken to writing letters, with efficiency and enthusiasm... after having spent a lot of paper on the first one he wrote. »
• « While generations of Europeans continued to regard the Crusades as a worthwhile endeavour, that enthusiasm waned over time, as the Crusades came to resemble conventional invasions more than genuine holy wars. »
• « The Catholic Reformation established Catholic orthodoxy and launched a massive, and largely successful, campaign to reassert the loyalty and enthusiasm of the Catholic laity. »
• « However, Catherine the Great's enthusiasm for the Enlightenment waned considerably when the French Revolution began in 1789, and although Russian nobles saw their own privileges extended, the vast majority of Russian subjects remained serfs. »
• « These advances were met with understandable enthusiasm. At the same time, however, they fuelled a new obsession with cleanliness. Suddenly, people realised that they lived in a dirty world full of invisible enemies - germs. »