Sentence examples similar to Mildly earnest from inspiring English sources
As he signed books he was at ease, speaking with an earnest, mildly self-deprecating naivete.
Compared with a 37-year-old who clubbed 73 home runs in 2001, Aaron was mildly derided as an earnest toiler who never hit 50 in any one of his 23 major league seasons.
At one point Ellis tells me, apparently in earnest, that they want to be "mildly unique" ("Yeah, only mildly unique, just mildly," chorus his bandmates).
Mildly unenthusiastically.
The docs reveal the RCMP and CSIS are mildly capable Facebook creepers who share earnest security reports about environmentalists giving away (gasp) hot chocolate.
That reflects general usage; to be nutty is to be mildly crackbrained and is often used in self-description of too-earnest advocacy: I readily call myself a "privacy nut," but would not flagellate myself as a "privacy freak".
Both Paul and Arthur are introduced as earnest young devourers of gay novels, and end up middle-aged and mildly disillusioned, but rather than being sourly shrunk, Arthur blossoms under his creator's loving attention.
It is a pity that nice, earnest Faith turns out to be rather a drudge, and Amanda Duarte's passive, mildly anxious portrayal does not make her dynamic company.
