earnestness
Example Sentences
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The stadium-filling singer-songwriter grapples with fame and feelings of loneliness on an album of unrelenting earnestness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Heusinger’s James has a seductive earnestness that conceals some shocking character developments.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
Over time, however, they found that their partner became more caring when they maintained key traits like earnestness and an affinity for art.
From Slate • Sep. 25, 2025
He characterized the backlash against his song as an aversion to earnestness, one that no doubt existed at the time his single was climbing the charts.
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2025
Pinmei looked at Yishan, and his eyes gazed into hers with a rare earnestness.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Vocabulary lists containing earnestness
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