13 example sentences using effort.
Effort used in a sentence
Effort in a sentence as a noun
They seem to put a lot of effort into telling you things other than "what is this thing?
In those days, going to the library was effectively the same effort as going to a book store.
Even though they should be trained to know better, modern news programs make no effort to disguise their bias.
That is seriously misdirected effort that is not going to solve the systemic problems.
I love that this is the top story on HN. I only wish that PG got as much flack for his startup economics hype piece[1] and proposition to compress a lifetime's worth of work effort into four years.
Most of these efforts are successful because they manage to position the person being targeted in a position where they just roll over.
They should raise the minimum wage for factory workers, create more stringent regulation and make great effort to ensure those regulations are followed.
And that's quite apart from the possibility that time travelers would make some modest effort to avoid asking their neighbors about future events.
Is it not your job as an educator to make sure those who put in the most effort and demonstrate the highest level of achievement are awarded grades accordingly?
Nothing in computing is worse than software that knows exactly what you want it to do, then gives some shitdick excuse as to why it's not going to do it in an effort to get you to jump through meaningless hoops.
I remember reading this published insight[1] from Marissa Mayer a few months ago:Burnout is caused by resentmentWhich sounded amazing, until this guy who dated a neuroscientist commented[2]:No. Burnout is caused when you repeatedly make large amounts of sacrifice and or effort into high-risk problems that fail.
So too would a development team that has invested huge amounts of money and time into a development effort that gives them a significant competitive advantage over others and whose business model turns on keeping that advantage to themselves exclusively.
It is easy to disparage the Encyclopedia Britannica from a modern perspective - out-of-step, overpriced, outmaneuvered by competitors - but there is a great sadness here at the demise of something that represented an effort by western scholars to "capture the world's knowledge.
Effort definitions
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"