earnestness
Example Sentences
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The earnestness transferred into the character and lifted it.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Hence, this nimble, propulsive movie, given a loose intimacy by Juan Sarmiento’s 16mm cinematography, proves to be oddly heartfelt when seemingly most cruel about Oscar’s hapless earnestness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
Having lost his right arm, he is told, in all earnestness, “There are people who, funnily enough, would give their right arm to be able to do what you do.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
That’s not to say that the movie feels disingenuous; it’s brimming with earnestness, but fervor can be easily mistaken for fanfare.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025
He is polite and thoughtful and unexpectedly modest, and he talks with the quiet earnestness of a graduate student.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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