Sentence examples for Stay earnest from inspiring English sources

But Angelina couldn't stay earnest for too long – she had work to do.

But Angelina couldn't stay earnest for too long she had work to do.

This deadpan sensibility, staying earnest in the face of extreme stupidity, has found its classiest practitioners in Joel and Ethan Coen.

The general atmosphere stays oppressively earnest.

From here, the asphalt started to snake in earnest; "stay on the left" signs cautioning foreign visitors of Australian road rules.

But Earnest stayed out of trouble, channeling into sports the determination his mother had taught him.

"We urge them to correct mistakes, fulfill their obligations to developing countries in an earnest way, and stay away from activities that hinder the international community," she said.

All this apparent incoherence - I'm going, I went, I didn't go, etc - corresponded to the necessity that they should think us to be outside Bolivia, for a revolt was expected at any moment and we had the earnest intention to stay and see it at close range.

Ms. Jiang, the Chinese spokeswoman, said those responsible for the article should "correct their mistakes, fulfill their obligations to developing countries in an earnest way, and stay away from activities that hinder the international community's cooperation in coping with climate change".

We are all, to some degree, at least those of us who feel an earnest desire to stay informed, victims of our current glut of ALL NEWS ALL THE TIME and, to be frank, it's killing us.

He may find it harder to stay popular once he is governing in earnest.