Examples of 'keen' in a sentence

Meaning of "keen"

keen (adjective): Keen describes someone who is intellectually sharp, perceptive, or interested. It can also mean enthusiastic, eager, or having a strong interest or desire
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  • Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
  • Fierce, intense, vehement.
  • Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
  • Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.

How to use "keen" in a sentence

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You have very keen powers of observation.
Keen wants you to take a look at these.
Mulgrut has a keen eye for treasure.
A keen participant in behaviours grotesque and indecent.
My superiors are very keen to read this archive.
Tons keen be the father of the child.
Strikes me they were keen to avoid loss of life.
Tom keen came out of the woodwork.
I am just not too keen on killing a lady.
His keen gaze tears my heart apart.
The demons seem keen on finding her.
Keen and incisive is not the half of it.
This is a matter of keen concern to our country.
I am keen to establish what precisely we are doing here tonight.
They are quite keen for me to fire you.

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Thick skulls strong hearts keen senses.
I am not keen on that dog running around.
All the great generals were keen on seafood.
Prem is very keen to participate in the contest.
I had no idea you were so keen about whist.
You seemed keen to find a job there.
Not something my colleagues are too keen about.
You got a keen eye for this.
Treat him mean to keep him keen.
I have not a very keen sense of humor.
I am very keen on preserving a high level of competition.
She was never really keen on the idea.
I am ver keen to get started right away.
I had no idea you were so keen to die for me.
Not really keen on another witch headache.
All these aspects merit keen attention.
I am not so keen to share this with you.
There is another actor they are very keen on.
You have a very keen investigative mind.
Tracy from town seems very keen.
He was always so keen to tell me about his experiments.
You never mentioned you were keen photographers.
I am not keen on anything that is after life.
I did not know you were so keen for me to go away.
He was keen that you two should meet.
Which is why we are always keen to learn more.
Smuts was a keen mountaineer and supporter of mountaineering.
Those two people are keen on such things.
He was as keen on stealing their heart as their money.
I do not want to sound too keen or nothing.
I am also a keen observer of the human condition.
Your bank job since you are so keen on it.
You are normally keen as mustard to serve my will.
He would given a lock of hair to someone he was keen on.
The kid has a keen sense of hearing.

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