Effort

Examples

• Bois-Guilbert made an effort to suppress his rising scorn and indignation, the expression of which, he was well aware, would have little availed him. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• I have no such scruples, and I am sure I could put up with every unpleasantness of that kind with very little effort. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• His speech had been whispered, broken, and indistinct; but by a great effort he had made it plain enough to be unmistakeable. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• We are going for Moore's sake--to see if we can be of use to him, to make an effort to warn him of what is coming. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• His last effort was made, when we had looked at our watches, and had got on our legs previous to taking leave. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• I reason; but reason and effort make no difference. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Against the unifying effort of Christendom and against the unifying influence of the mechanical revolution, catastrophe won. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The effort has been in vain. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The effort of remembering that he wanted to speak to me was, but too evidently, the only effort that his enfeebled memory was now able to achieve. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Any presence but that of the nurses was a strain and an effort to him now. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• I am better, said Fanny, half an hour after having made this strong effort. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The thing delivering such utterance must rest ere it could repeat the effort. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• In the midst of my pain of heart and frantic effort of principle, I abhorred myself. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• I knew the garrison would make no formidable effort to relieve itself. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• I cordially invite you, sir, to second my efforts in the sacred interests of the family. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• But in spite of their efforts to be as cheery as larks, the flutelike voices did not seem to chord as well as usual, and all felt out of tune. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Many efforts have been made to overcome this defect, but as yet with only partial success. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• And if there were, they had no recording scribes to embalm their efforts in history. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• It seemed to me that he was making desperate efforts to restrain a convulsive attack of laughter. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• My Dear: I write a little word to tell you with how much satisfaction I watch your efforts to control your temper. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• All their efforts had been directed to make her mother's room comfortable. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• His efforts were so vigorous, I thought he could not be much hurt; but I asked him the question-- Are you injured, sir? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• While failure is sometimes the outcome of the water-finder’s attempts, success as often and, indeed, according to the testimony of Professor Barrett, more often crowns his efforts. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The Chartered Gas Company, established by Mr. Winsor's persevering efforts, has served as the guiding star to all other gas companies in the world. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• This heavy oil engine, weighing about five hundred pounds per horse-power, was not adapted to the submarine, and efforts have been made to decrease the weight. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• It is not surprising that so many political inventions have been made within these movements, fostered by them, and brought to a general public notice through their efforts. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• He was seated on the ice, making spasmodic efforts to smile; but anguish was depicted on every lineament of his countenance. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He also sent out detachments to destroy the railroad between Petersburg and Richmond, but no great success attended these latter efforts. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• In the overcoming of difficulties he has the same intellectual pleasure as the chess-master when confronted with a problem requiring all the efforts of his skill and experience to solve. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.

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