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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a nice effort" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to acknowledge someone's attempt or work positively, often in a context where the outcome may not have been perfect but the effort is appreciated. Example: "Although the project didn't turn out as expected, I want to commend you for a nice effort in putting it together."
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It was a nice effort by Knoblauch, a play that he could have made.
"It's a nice effort that looks good on its face," said George A. Hacker, director for the Alcohol Policies Project at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a group in Washington that has long sought to curb the promotion of beer, wine and liquor.
The Exilim EX-Z75 is a nice effort from Casio, but it's simply just not good enough.
None of the bands made big waves, but it was a nice effort and the music's not bad.
The Rams made a nice effort late in the third quarter after a long Tavon Austin punt return and then a nice Austin catch on third down.
Williams complimented the group's cover of "Show You the Way to Go" as a "nice effort" but called "House Keeper" derivative.
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Nice effort, he was saying, maybe tomorrow.
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His pictures are nice efforts but no one would think they were worth putting on the market if they did not have his name attached.
It's a nice metaphor for the effort it takes to assemble the product known as Joan Rivers, but the bluntness of the images and her gaze are disconcerting.
Some of the transactions were governed more by fear of litigation than by anything else, and Carl C. Icahn, the financier, made a nice profit from his efforts that led to the deal with Altria.
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