be diligent
Example Sentences
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For tracking to be useful, you have to be diligent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
That forces you to be diligent, treading up and down the rows of plots until you find the person you’re looking for.
From Slate • Oct. 24, 2024
Another teacher in West Virginia merrily encourages the students in his working-class mining town to show their personalities and be diligent.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2024
One has to be diligent and use it every day.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023
I resolve to be diligent with my tasks and not fall asleep when I say my prayers.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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