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How to Use "Effort" with Example Sentences
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effort
(n):
the mental or physical energy used to do something; an attempt
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Used with adjectives:
"
Getting a good grade in this class takes
minimal
effort
.
"
(minimal, extra, constant, much)
"
You don't need to make much
physical
effort
at this job.
"
(physical, mental)
"
She made a
special
effort
to look nice.
"
(special, extra, great, huge, major)
"
The man made a
heroic
effort
to rescue the dog from the fire.
"
(heroic, brave, courageous)
"
She made a
final
effort
to convince him to come to dinner.
"
(final, last, last-ditch)
"
I have to make a
conscious
effort
to eat well.
"
(conscious, continual, ongoing)
"
He made a
serious
effort
to help her.
"
(serious, real, sincere, genuine)
"
He made a
failed
effort
at meeting his deadline.
"
(failed, unsuccessful)
"
The project was a
collective
effort
between the students and the teacher.
"
(collective, joint, cooperative, combined, team)
Used with verbs:
"
Getting good grades
takes
a lot of
effort
for some people.
"
(takes, requires, needs)
"
I hope I am not
wasting
my
effort
.
"
(wasting)
"
She
made
a lot of
effort
to get a good test score.
"
(made, put in, gave)
"
Lots of
effort
goes into
mastering a language.
"
(goes into)
"
He
increased
his
efforts
to learn English.
"
(increased, expanded, continued)
"
Parents
led
a new
effort
to change school policies on bullying.
"
(led, initiated, supported, opposed)
"
We need to
combine
our
efforts
to get this done.
"
(combine, organize, focus)
"
She
abandoned
her
efforts
to find the dog.
"
(abandoned, redirected)
"
They
praised
his
effort
to save the baby.
"
(praised, rewarded, applauded, appreciated)
"
The rain
hindered
efforts
to fix the road.
"
(hindered, derailed, frustrated)
"
Their
efforts
to change the law
failed
.
"
(failed, fell short)
"
His
efforts
earned him
a college degree.
"
(earned him, resulted in)
"
He
succeeded
in his
efforts
to become vice president of the company.
"
(succeeded)
Used with prepositions:
"
The policy was changed
through
the
efforts
of many students.
"
(though, with)
"
The rule was made
in
an
effort
to stop school-wide cheating.
"
(in)
"
She completed the race
without
a lot of
effort
.
"
(without, with)
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