Sentence examples for earnestly determined from inspiring English sources

He recalled then how American troops had stormed into the camp, earnestly determined to detect disguised Nazi spies.

At most of them we encountered hosts and servers who seemed earnestly determined to be as helpful as they could.

But they are not notably numerous this year, and the general tone of the meeting is muted, and, if not quite apologetic, earnestly determined.

That balance — earnestly determined about their work but not taking themselves too seriously — has allowed Ms. Paulson and Mr. Cannavale to navigate two such markedly different projects.

For all its earnestly determined virtue, the charm of "The Terminator" is the charm of Schwarzenegger, whose aura as the taciturn cyborg flowers altogether more volubly and spontaneously in George Butler and Robert Fiore's 1977 documentary "Pumping Iron," which screens tonight at Film Society of Lincoln Center.

In lukewarm pursuit was Javier Mascherano, spluttering earnestly like a man determined to let the children who had stolen his wallet know they were in for a hiding.

At his best, Mr. Graham can be extraordinarily determined and perceptive, openly and earnestly discussing an addiction that led to prison and the loss of his children to foster care.

Yet still throughout this country and abroad, and more earnestly year by year, the believers in Yale are working to make it possible for determined young men or women, from however remote a birthplace or underprivileged a back ground or restricted the parental means, to explore their talents and strengthen their social commitment by coming to college in New Haven.

But the fact is, in a sport that earnestly requires 162 games per team to determine which are truly worthy of its playoffs, the best-of-five first round is generally considered a rotten way to decide which very good team is better.

"I'd rather learn," he replies earnestly.

"Define doughnut," he says, quite earnestly.