Examples of “keen” in a Sentence

adj Eager and enthusiastic about something.

• The children were keen to see the baby animals at the farm.
• She was keen to start the new job straight away.
• He's always keen for a game of football at lunchtime.

adj Sharp, whether literally (an edge or point) or mentally (a sharp mind or sharp senses).

• The old detective was known for his keen mind and sharp memory.
• He has a keen eye for detail.
• The knife had a keen blade after sharpening.

adj Of cold, wind, or pain: cutting and intense.

• We pulled our scarves tight against the keen frost of the morning.
• She felt a keen pain in her knee when she knelt.
• A keen wind cut across the moor.

verb To wail or cry out in mourning for the dead.

• At the funeral, the old woman keened softly beside the coffin.
• Neighbors could hear her keening long after the other mourners had left.
• The women keened over the grave through the night.