effort
Example Sentences
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Despite Grimsby's best efforts to test the visitors' resolve, top-flight strugglers Wolves squeezed into the fifth round by scoring from their only shot on target.
From BBC
“We’re trying to be realistic about how much money it will take to reopen because it will take significant recruitment efforts,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
Amoura stunned the hosts with a long-range effort just after the break, blasting in from the edge of the box.
From Barron's
Formal identification of the man who died has not yet taken place and the police said efforts were ongoing to trace his next of kin.
From BBC
All the while, SpaceX apparently let slip its obligations to NASA’s moon effort.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
