How to Use concerted in a Sentence

concerted

adjective
  • They made a concerted effort to make her feel welcome.
  • It's been a concerted effort with all of us and it's just been a lot of fun.
    Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
  • So when the rebels pressed ahead this time, there was no concerted effort to stop them.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But a concerted push for such a change has not appeared.
    Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 13 July 2023
  • Last but not least, there must be a concerted effort to reach out to mentors and peers.
    Muhammad Asif, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The bad blood between the two men goes back at least to the fall of 2023, when Vance began a concerted effort to block U.S. aid for Ukraine.
    Simon Shuster, TIME, 16 July 2024
  • Both have led concerted diplomatic efforts to stop the war over the past two months.
    Samy Magdy, ajc, 18 June 2023
  • Both led concerted diplomatic efforts to stop the war over the past two months.
    Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
  • But here, too, there was a concerted effort to turn to the plow, especially during the 1840s, once the tree stumps in the fields were out of the way.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 Feb. 2025
  • It’s time for a concerted effort to prevent, treat, and maybe even cure long Covid.
    Ryan Prior and Kimberly Knackstedt, STAT, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The Hall of Fame Village is making a concerted effort to bring in non-sports events to the Canton venue.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 10 June 2022
  • But there has to be a concerted effort from the company’s C-suite as well, to make sure the board is caught up with AI.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
  • There's been a concerted effort by teams to get the ball out of Cunningham's hands.
    Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2021
  • There was no concerted effort to make the films less silly.
    Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
  • How much of this was part of some concerted effort on Juul's part?
    Wired, 15 July 2022
  • What the agents uncovered was, the indictment says, a concerted effort to hide the extent of Trump’s stash from the White House.
    Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2023
  • This may be the time for Arsenal to make a concerted effort.
    James McNicholas, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Last year, the Fed hiked its rate to a 22-year high of about 5.4% to extend its concerted drive to conquer high inflation.
    Christopher Rugaber, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024
  • At this point, there has been no concerted effort by the GOP to push back on those dangerous claims.
    Maeve Reston, CNN, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Walz has made a concerted effort to challenge the Cardinals to play with more grit.
    Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 3 Dec. 2022
  • The Sparks have made a concerted effort to push their players into the public eye.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
  • In the early 2000s, there was a concerted effort to ensure that all students could read.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The 49ers made a concerted effort to draft and sign players who have a track record of staying on the field this past offseason.
    Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Oct. 2021
  • With an easy target to shoot for in the Bronx, don’t be surprised if Bellinger makes a concerted effort to increase his Pull%.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The flurry of line drives was the product of extra time in the cages and a concerted effort to be aggressive early in counts.
    Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • These drivers show a concerted effort to move up the trust chain, starting at least this past July.
    Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2022
  • These touch-ups are all part of a concerted move to make the Type R more mature in outlook, and shift away from its boy racer image.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Make a concerted effort with him before walking out the door.
    Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Sexton also made a concerted effort to be around the team in Cleveland.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 16 Apr. 2022
  • On that latter front, Poles has emphasized since the season ended that a concerted effort is needed to improve Williams’ approach.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025

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