How to Use in earnest in a Sentence

in earnest

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  • The harvest of the main summer crops begins in earnest this month.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
  • So rather than delay the whole production until design is finalized, work can begin in earnest.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
  • Cleanup efforts could not begin in earnest until Tuesday, July 17.
    — Kansas City Public Library Staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • The invaders’ command-and-control systems were lumbering even before Ukraine began attacking them in earnest.
    — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026
  • The court will also prepare for jury selection, the final pretrial phase before opening arguments get the trial underway in earnest.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • Johnson had been angling for such a resolution since the last weeks of 1963 and had begun discussing it in earnest the following February.
    — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
  • Overall, this recent work represents the final preparation before the redevelopment finally looks to begin in earnest.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • The women’s suffrage movement began in earnest in the United States with the first ever women’s rights convention held at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York.
    — USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • The search for McKinney’s remains began in earnest in 2022, when nine DPAA specialists arrived at the crash site to begin excavations.
    — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • The city says the Teen All-Access Pass program, which launched in earnest in 2021, supports the Mayor's Summer of Safety initiatives to keep teens engaged, active and safe during the summer.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 29 June 2026

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