earnestly
Example Sentences
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In that miserable month of October 1954, the county pollution boss said earnestly that he believed smog could be cut by 80% within two years.
From Los Angeles Times
I was sorry to say good-bye to this man who was struggling so earnestly for truth.
From Literature
Politicians on prime-time shows in Portugal and Spain earnestly debate how to ensure that locals aren’t disadvantaged by the new wave of foreign residents.
His minister father loathed rap, yet Jean teasingly and earnestly called himself “the preacher’s son,” filling his verses with biblical language that still shows up in “Quantum Leap.”
From Los Angeles Times
Politics has of course always had a mucky and brutal side to it, as well as one of public service which works earnestly to improve people's lives.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
