earnestness
Example Sentences
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I arrived at Columbia in my 30s with the earnestness of a convert.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Having lost his right arm, he is told, in all earnestness, “There are people who, funnily enough, would give their right arm to be able to do what you do.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
The emotional earnestness that would often come through in Reiner’s work first emerged here, making what could have been a run-of-the-mill exercise into something more.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 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
She takes care of them with an earnestness that no other attendant does.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
Vocabulary lists containing earnestness
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