Sentence examples of "earnest" in English
He began courting her in earnest when he found out that she had another suitor.
Empezó a cortejarla en serio cuando se dio cuenta de que ella tenía otro pretendiente.
During his seven years in Japan, he studied Japanese in earnest.
Durante estos siete años en Japón, estudió japonés concienzudamente.
They refused to talk to me in spite of my earnest request.
Ellos se negaron a hablar conmigo a pesar de mi insistencia.
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