How to Use effort in a Sentence
effort
noun
- It wasn't easy, but it was worth the effort.
- The job will require a great deal of time and effort.
- Even though they didn't win, the team made a good effort.
- He put a lot of effort into finishing the project on time.
- Our success is due to the combined efforts of many people.
- We need to expend more effort.
- He lost the campaign despite the best efforts of his supporters.
- Her efforts were rewarded with a new contract.
- Her early efforts at writing a novel were awkward.
- Despite my best efforts, I never found out who she was.
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The state does not study whether these efforts are working.
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Kavitha Cardoza,
CNN,
12 Apr. 2024
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And thanks to the dual efforts of Suzuki and the Armoury, the world just received one more.
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Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2024
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Over the years, efforts spread to increase data science in schools.
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Teresa Watanabe,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2024
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But those efforts now seem likely to be too little, too late.
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Amanda Mull,
The Atlantic,
12 Apr. 2024
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The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts.
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Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
31 Jan. 2024
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So often, the first piece of music for a show is the most challenging because of that effort to find the palette and sound, and so that was the challenge there.
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Beatrice Verhoeven,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 June 2023
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Thanks in part to the efforts of Koch and Chalmers, more researchers than ever are trying to solve the conundrum of consciousness.
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John Horgan,
Scientific American,
26 June 2023
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That ploy was part of a larger effort to get his caucus in line at a critical juncture.
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Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
18 Sep. 2023
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In each case, those efforts are largely seen as chances to play spoilers, not actually win the White House.
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Ronald J. Hansen,
The Arizona Republic,
7 Mar. 2024
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So people break in and know where to focus their efforts, using basic tools like a crowbar.
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Ingrid Schmidt,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2024
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Meadows, the former White House chief of staff, took the stand last month before Jones in an effort to have his case removed to federal court.
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Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2023
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While at Vimeo, Sanchez led efforts to take the video platform public and to a global user base of over 300 million viewers.
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Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2024
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Tough to know exactly what that hit will be because of some of the mitigation efforts.
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Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
12 Apr. 2024
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Often, the aircraft passing the tower will wing-wag to acknowledge our efforts, and the helicopters will sound a siren salute.
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Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Nov. 2023
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Earlier this month, Qatar was in the middle of an effort to free Ukrainian children held by Russia.
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Kareem Fahim,
Washington Post,
21 Oct. 2023
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And if your goal in 2024 is to find easier ways to clean, utilizing clever home essentials is the simplest way to keep a tidy space minus the effort.
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Gabriela Izquierdo,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Dec. 2023
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The chalkboard illustrating the History of Rock was a group effort.
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Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2023
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Some of that money helped support the school’s efforts to become a major research power, which is now coming to pass.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2024
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The effort announced this week comes shortly after Marquette laid out plans to cut $31 million from its budget over the next seven years.
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Journal Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2024
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Butker’s efforts helped deliver the Chiefs their third Super Bowl in five seasons.
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Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Feb. 2024
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