earnest
Example Sentences
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“Anyone who wants to work with us in earnest to solve our affordable housing and homelessness crisis, we want to work with. ... That said, his actions in and around the city leave us with questions.”
From Los Angeles Times
While Shawn Mendes brought out Maggie Rogers for an earnest, resilient duet of “Youth,” Blood Orange and Daniel Caesar each broke down their expansive productions into bedside folk.
From Los Angeles Times
“If I had been on the listing side, I would have required additional earnest money that was non-refundable so there was more of a risk to the buyer.”
Rocket, one of the largest U.S. mortgage originators, entered the listings space in earnest with its purchase of Redfin, a brokerage and listings portal, in 2025.
From Barron's
Balancing earnest schmaltz with sharp humor, the show works best as a hangout comedy about an extended friend group with dynamite chemistry, with echoes of previous Bill Lawrence shows like “Scrubs” and “Cougar Town.”
From MarketWatch
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