How to use effort in a sentence

Examples of effort by meaning

More sentences with effort

• With great effort and a big crowbar I managed to lever the beam off the floor.From the entry lever
• You made your best honest effort; if they judge you harshly, that’s their problem, not yours.From the entry problem
• The war efforts were undermined by the constant bickering between the allies.From the entry undermine
• The police will make every effort to trace the missing girl.From the entry every
• The company made a major league effort to get the contract.From the entry major league
• A small extra effort now can maybe save you much work later.From the entry maybe
• The gun had obviously been placed in her car in an effort to frame her.From the entry frame
• They offered some compromises in an effort to ameliorate the situation.From the entry ameliorate
• Since they've changed the standards again, our previous efforts now just amount to a fire drill.From the entry fire drill
• The DA has made every effort to complicate me in the scandal.From the entry complicate
• It took some effort to wangle a last-minute meeting with the CEO.From the entry wangle
• He will not relent in his effort to reclaim his victory.From the entry relent
• The intrusion of the virus rendered our other security efforts useless.From the entry intrusion
• Please give all of the fantastic performers a big round of applause for their efforts this evening!From the entry round of applause
• Our ears were assailed by her joyous efforts on her new saxophone.From the entry assail
• No need to thank me - it was a collaborative effort.From the entry collaborative
• The politician's recent actions are an effort to forge a relationship with undecided voters.From the entry forge
• Thanks to the beautification efforts, the appearance of the highway has vastly improved.From the entry beautification
• To sidetrack for a moment, let me commend this team for their outstanding efforts.From the entry sidetrack
• He dove into the rushing waters in a desperate effort to save her life.From the entry desperate
• Children may act up in class in an effort to get attention.From the entry act up
• The charity gained plenty of recognition for its efforts, but little money.From the entry recognition
• With minimal effort, you won't be able to achieve all your dreams.From the entry minimal
• He stayed up all night in a last ditch effort to finish on time.From the entry last ditch
• Efforts to amend the law got sidetracked in an administrative logjam.From the entry logjam
• You may rest assured that our best efforts will be put forth to give you complete satisfaction.From the entry rest assured
• Their efforts were in vain and he succumbed to his injuries.From the entry in vain
• The new album has a very unproduced sound, unlike their earlier efforts.From the entry unproduced
• They were the underwriters of the company's shares, but only on a "best efforts" basis.From the entry underwriter
• He sent flowers in a last-ditch effort to keep her from leaving.From the entry last-ditch
• The combined efforts of the emergency workers kept the river from going over its banks, barely.From the entry combined
• We want you to head up the effort to organize all the entries.From the entry head up
• What started as a great effort ended up petering out to nothing.From the entry peter out
• All Bill caught were two smallish sunperch, barely worth the effort to clean and cook.From the entry sunperch
• We doorbelled the whole district in an effort to get out the vote.From the entry doorbell

Meaning of effort

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

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• Effort in Urdu

Questions about effort in a sentence

How do you use effort in a sentence?

Effort is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Although he didn't win any medals, Johnson's effort at the Olympics won over many fans.”

What is a short sentence with effort?

“make an effort”

What does effort mean?

Effort means the work involved in performing an activity; exertion.