He was an earnest man. He performed his task in earnest.
The crowd looked on in earnest. Jack awaited the arrival of the Post man in earnest.
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.
ferveur is the French word for 'in earnest'
earnest
earnest
help make a sentence with earnest
The crowd looked on in earnest. Jack awaited the arrival of the Post man in earnest.
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 look on his face was so earnest that she believed him. His earnest devotion to her was a source of great comfort.
The shopkeeper was very earnest to his customers.
Ernest made a very earnest request to Egbert.
Our friendship is sincere. Meaning, the friendship is earnest and real.
I was earnest when I requested a transfer off the front line.
We tried in earnest to return the money to its rightful owner, but we were unsuccessful.
The man makes an earnest living.
Earnest has two syllables: ear-nest.