earnest

Example Sentences

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Still, despite earnest assurances from CEOs and a gaggle of founders and analysts, some software stocks continued to tumble.

From The Wall Street Journal

With a couple of shakes, Duane dried himself off and began his exploring in earnest.

From Literature

She was deep into the writing of “Kin” when her Graves’ disease flared in earnest.

From Los Angeles Times

But he shed the glasses after laser eye surgery and adopted a less earnest demeanour that saw him impress in his ubiquitous media appearances during the election campaign.

From Barron's

“There’s something fundamentally earnest and positive about ‘Baywatch,’ the idea of heroes on the beach taking care of each other and the people that they protect.”

From Los Angeles Times