earnest
Example Sentences
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Byrne has always had a knack for marrying camp with earnest determination, as though she’s keenly aware of how often the two intersect in everyday life.
From Salon
Development of its massive resources began in earnest in the 1980s.
From Salon
Father, who was incapable of practicing deceit or even recognizing it, took a long and earnest sniff.
From Literature
The U.S. focused on Iran’s military and industrial power, and Israel went after the structures of internal control in earnest.
"I got it wrong. I felt that was where we were," he told MPs, adding that "things drop away" over Christmas and New Year, but work was now under way "in earnest".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
