endeavor

Example Sentences

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Explaining why Americans should feel economically content is a losing endeavor.

From Barron's

“I don’t understand the concern that simply because one person was involved in seemingly partisan activities, that they would always be partisan in all endeavors.”

From MarketWatch

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the loss “devastating,” writing that while Reiner was creative, funny and beloved, Singer Reiner was his “indispensable partner, intellectual resource and loving wife” in all of their endeavors.

From Los Angeles Times

My next endeavor will be Christmas cookies, which feels necessary as the holidays draw near.

From Salon

Divers would have to swim down every few days to maintain the sound system, EDF says, a risky endeavor that might cost human lives.

From The Wall Street Journal