We tried in earnest to return the money to its rightful owner, but we were unsuccessful.
The shopkeeper was very earnest to his customers.
I was earnest when I requested a transfer off the front line.
earnest
He was an earnest man. He performed his task in earnest.
Ernest made a very earnest request to Egbert.
The crowd looked on in earnest. Jack awaited the arrival of the Post man in earnest.
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The look on his face was so earnest that she believed him. His earnest devotion to her was a source of great comfort.
He had no money or education, but he did have an earnest desire to prove himself. I thought him a liar at the time, but now I realize that he was in earnest. (archaic)
The man makes an earnest living.
I will tell you the earnest truth. I want to be earnest with you: you're not the one for me. I earnestly want to meet you. Your earnestness is one of your greatest virtues. Not everything is a game somethings are earnest.
No earnest soul can pass through this world without being called upon to contend earnestly for the faith.