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adverb with deep and sincere feeling; seriously: After earnestly delivering a sermon on helping the poor, the pastor was gratified to see the record number of donations to the shelter.
Origin of earnestly earnest1 + -ly
Words nearby earnestly earned income, earned run, earned run average, earner, earnest, earnestly , earnest money, earnings, earnings per share, Earnings Related Supplement, earn one's keep
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Example sentences from the Web for earnestly Then, as he dutifully, yet earnestly , always does, Drew comes back to a positive place: the message.
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Nor will they reach any satisfying conclusions about life itself no matter how earnestly they pursue them.
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So even the most ridiculous lines have to be said earnestly .
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Reverend Graham drew the meeting to a close by earnestly thanking the president for making the trip up the mountain.
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Her Good Morning America mea culpa was a brilliant cocktail of self-deprecating, earnestly apologetic, and charming.
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Dacres pleaded so earnestly that he was permitted to go with the small crew in search of the missing man.
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John raised his head, and looked long and earnestly in his friend's face.
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Much and bitterly did she weep over her cursed existence, and earnestly prayed that she might be liberated from her tormentor.
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Passion and prejudice have often hindered the attainment of noble ends which were earnestly sought.
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Then they put their heads together and talked long and earnestly .
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Words related to earnestly sincerely, seriously, soberly, thoughtfully