earnestness

Example Sentences

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“It was cool do that in earnestness. It felt right,” said Yeun.

From Los Angeles Times

In an interview, Mr. al-Bukhaiti said that “unlike in previous times, we sensed earnestness from Saudi Arabia.”

From New York Times

But it also hamstrung by its earnestness, with a tone of finger-wagging moralism that is the antithesis of fun.

From New York Times

And he has the earnestness of his character, at one point saying during an interview: “Wow. So you’re like the political reporter, but you’re so nice. We were expecting a little meaner.”

From Los Angeles Times

It was catnip for a generation trapped between irony and earnestness, that wanted to mock everything but also needed to care.

From Washington Post