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Effort
"Effort" in a Sentence (21 examples)
Nothing is achieved without effort.
Every effort deserves a reward.
You should make an effort to stop smoking.
Your effort will be rewarded in the long run.
Thanks to the opportunity, we were able to avoid substantial effort.
We should make every effort to maintain world peace.
All our effort ended in failure.
Nothing can be gained without effort.
You should make as much effort as possible in whatever you do.
Reading aloud was a great effort for him.
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make an effort
take a lot of effort
put in effort
It took a lot of effort to find a decent-sized, fully-furnished apartment within walking distance of the office. He made a conscious effort to not appear affected by the stories in the paper.
The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking.
The 30-year-old South Korean, who joined United in 2005, retired from international duty after last season's Asian Cup in an effort to prolong his club
Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.
Although he didn't win any medals, Johnson's effort at the Olympics won over many fans.
But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.
the two bodies between which the effort acts
When old, he lived in London where, being High-minded and Poor, he was exposed to the contempt of disingenuous persons. Yet he efforted his Spirits with a Commemoration of the Days of Old.
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