sedulity
Example Sentences
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Nor would he have scrupled a moment desiring him to leave the room, had he not prudently determined to guard with the utmost sedulity against raising any suspicions of his passion for Cecilia.
From Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 by Fanny Burney
Very few persons practise serious self-examination at all; and none employ the power of self-inspection with that carefulness and sedulity with which they ought.
From Sermons to the Natural Man by William G. T. (William Greenough Thayer) Shedd
To the best of their ability the four strove to shield her without her being able to perceive their sedulity.
From The Unwilling Vestal by Edward Lucas White
Spohr remained under the care of Dufour until he was twelve years old, and devoted himself to his work with great sedulity.
From Great Violinists And Pianists by George T. (George Titus) Ferris
He worked with exhausting sedulity and expended upon it all the gifts in his power, with the result that his work has taken its places as a classic.
From The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Thomas Wright
