How do you use Effort in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like attempt or cause, plus the exact meaning.

Common word

Effort in a sentence

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Effort meaning

  1. The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
  2. An endeavor.
  3. A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.

Synonyms of Effort

attempt cause campaign toil labour labor sweat travail exertion elbow grease activity try endeavour endeavor crusade

Example sentences (20)

A bipartisan effort among states to combat voter fraud has found itself in the crosshairs of conspiracy theories.

A fitness fanatic has revealed her weight and height on in an effort to show that 'weight looks different on everyone'.

Additionally, 76% of SMBs say the shadow IT effort poses a moderate to severe cybersecurity threat to their organization.

A flurry of chances came and went before Sion Jones' curling effort from the edge of the box was inches over the crossbar.

Achieving beauty requires time and patience as it involves putting in effort and presenting oneself in the best possible way.

A draw is more creditable for the team that doesn’t hold the urn, because they’ve at least improved on their previous effort.

A community effort to support homeless people in Taree has paid off with the town securing a “sleepbus”.

According to Marder, the process was a six-month-long “” effort in which the casting team “” of voices.

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A cutback eventually finds Benrahma, who drags his effort wide of the target from the edge of the box.

According to him, it looks like not much effort has gone through in the preparation of the blueprint.

According to him, effort have been put in place to arrest other members of the gang and to recover more of their operational arms.

After a goal-less first half, Ntege’s effort into the ground saw Marshall help on but the flick went wide early in the second half.

Adcock won the open 100 and long jump while placing second in the 200 to match Castillo’s effort.

The self-conscious effort to impress must, according to Hoffmann, be divorced from the self-aware effort to create.

Across the region, facilities focus on not only improving the health of the individual but the effort of overall health in the community.

This certainly wasn’t the collective effort that during the State of the Union was, but it was an effort all the same.

The creepy effort from the same studio that made was a surprisingly dark effort for a film aimed at children.

A determined Ella Brennan won the ball back superbly on the right wing before firing a long-range effort which cannoned back off the woodwork.

A district judge’s effort to charge the Moore County clerk of court with criminal contempt led to the clerk filing a civil lawsuit of his own.

A balanced effort downed the Rams, spearheaded by first-year middle blocker Kamryn Lee-Caracci, who led all players with 14 points on 10 kills.

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Common combinations with effort

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • effort to 83×
  • an effort 43×
  • the effort 23×
  • effort and 11×
  • effort in 10×
  • of effort
  • effort was
  • and effort
  • effort of
  • effort from

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "effort" in a sentence?
An example: "A bipartisan effort among states to combat voter fraud has found itself in the crosshairs of conspiracy theories." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "effort" from real English texts.
What does "effort" mean?
Effort means: The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
What are synonyms of "effort"?
Common synonyms of "effort" include: attempt, cause, campaign, toil, labour, labor, sweat, travail. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "effort" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "effort", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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