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How to use desirous in a sentence

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Doctors are often portrayed as sincere and kindhearted people desirous of relieving the suffering of others.
In this era of mass media and information technology, anyone desirous of seeking knowledge of other faiths can do so.
The English speaker desirous of learning Tigrinya is going to need some assistance with the sound system.
And this also makes me the more desirous to read him and the more determined that I will not.
In the second verse, Duke continues that many of them are desirous of luxury, money, homes, and perceived economic freedom.
And so during holidays, an array of jobs await all those who are desirous of striking gold as early as possible.
It would appear that my previous monographs had been so well received that they are desirous of an encore, a repeat performance, a reprise.
We are desirous of joining a fact-finding mission to find out the root-cause of terrorist activities, and discuss its solution.
The sitter, presumably, was desirous of being portrayed and perhaps curious to see how she would be perceived by a celebrated professional.
Skaters desirous of taking part in trials should bring their birth certificates duly attested by principals of their respective schools.
Of the liberalists, some were desirous of retaining the old form of government, the rest wanted a new dynasty, and new institutions.
The course offered by the college is much sought-after by those desirous of making a career in the film industry.
The Spirits of the Dead, like the Mimi in northern Australia, were desirous of human company, though they were dangerous and unpleasant.
Whether you believe in evolution, creation or intelligent design, the human male is uniquely designed and desirous to accomplish these tasks.
One may be desirous of that form, but in that case what one truly desires is that form's ultimate intelligible source in Intellect.
They didn't think about it because they were so desirous of having those things.
Women are more risk-averse, more collegial, more desirous of relationships, she says.
It was heartening to read about these young Afghan women so desirous of continuing their educations.
Moreover, it is probably at its best when it is least desirous of being realistic.
He was an untiring worker, a simple and silent man, desirous of participating fully in the Paschal Mystery of Christ.
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The master-of-camp remained with the oared praus in order to win over all the towns which were desirous of peace.
He is desirous of purchasing some Leicestershires for his estate in Burgundy.
Miss Burney describes her as too desirous of a reputation for charity and devotion.
And the love was all for this man, so recklessly desirous of her happiness.
Having occasion recently to make a complete quantitative analysis of the platinum salt of a nitrogenous base, I was desirous of securing as many platinum determinations as possible.
The Mir was indefatigable, active, inquiring, and desirous of obtaining knowledge in every acquirable shape.
He was an agrarian, who wanted every man desirous to own a farm to have one.
I was also desirous to compare the action of the calcined Magnesia with the other.
About the year 300, those desirous of being baptized were admitted to the catechumenate, giving in their names to the bishop.
And why should he have saddened her by his doubts, since he was so desirous of her cure?
In his case, his friends not only recommended this, but he was desirous himself, of doing it.
I enclose the copy of my letter to my sister, which you are desirous to see.
He may, indeed, have guessed that those traces were what she was most desirous to hear of.
She was for the first time afraid of her own reflections, and desirous to fly from herself.
Beauchene called him, as if desirous of diverting him from his gloomy thoughts.
They were most desirous to do so, as he was the first grandchild of the one, the first great-grandchild of the other.
Judith with one finger trifled with the guelder-rose bunch in her lap musingly, not desirous to resume her play with it.
Vanity, I believe, my dear brother, is not so innoxious a quality as we are desirous of supposing.
Its founder, a Tadjik from Belkh, was desirous of opposing the ever-increasing influence of the Nakishbendi.
He was desirous, too, of learning all he could about the midnight marauder.
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