diligent

Example Sentences

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I had to be more diligent about closing windows on the Neo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Gauci suggests the "quite remarkable" notebook suggests Geisel had been "studious" and was doing "diligent work".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

“This will hit unevenly,” Lau added, noting that big players have been diligent with recording Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes for their imports.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

“One thing that I admire most about Britt and her preparation for her sport is how diligent she is,” Knight said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

‘My master, Mr. John Hancock, Esquire, bids me leave these coins—one for each of the poor work-boys—hoping they will drink his health and be diligent at their benches.’Then he was gone.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes