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'earnest' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'earnest' with 6 example sentences.


earnest adjective

: characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

: sincerely earnest

: not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal

earnest noun

: something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract


  • They refused to talk to me in spite of my earnest request.
  • It began to rain in earnest.
  • He started to study in earnest.
  • She's a very earnest person.
  • He is an earnest young man.
  • Are you in jest or in earnest?
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