earnest
Example Sentences
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But an effort to remove him from the country was started in earnest.
From Los Angeles Times
You would also likely end up losing any deposits or earnest money you have paid thus far.
From MarketWatch
The only one who had an earnest look of sadness was Mrs. Garner.
From Literature
And yet his approach to his craft is unusually earnest, devoid of the mystique that surrounds Kendrick Lamar or the mercenary commercial instincts of Drake, to name two of his peers.
He isn’t known for rousing oratory or catchy sound bites; the former prosecutor instead prefers to talk in long, earnest sentences about fairness and duty.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
