earnestly
Example Sentences
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“Is there a part for me in it?” she asks earnestly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
"We've waited more earnestly than anyone else," added RM.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
It’s a stunning moment, and one of the show’s most memorable scenes, because it earnestly captures the silent yearning that comprises so much of the gay experience, especially for closeted gay men.
From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026
We reaffirm our readiness to engage earnestly with them to achieve the peace that the Sudanese people have long awaited.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
While earnestly wishing to erase from his mind the trace of my former offence, I had stamped on that tenacious surface another and far deeper impression: I had burnt it in.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing earnestly
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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