How to Use effort in a Sentence

effort

noun

• It wasn't easy, but it was worth the effort.
• The job will require a great deal of time and effort.
• Even though they didn't win, the team made a good effort.
• He put a lot of effort into finishing the project on time.
• Our success is due to the combined efforts of many people.
• We need to expend more effort.
• He lost the campaign despite the best efforts of his supporters.
• Her efforts were rewarded with a new contract.
• Her early efforts at writing a novel were awkward.
• Despite my best efforts, I never found out who she was.
• Now that the effort has gained traction, more may be on the way.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2024
• Because the door is on the fourth floor, doing the work on the deck would save effort.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2023
• The effort was canceled in 1983, and the method deemed not viable.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
• In that time, the effort has raised more than $36 million.
  — Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
• The state does not study whether these efforts are working.
  — Kavitha Cardoza, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
• And thanks to the dual efforts of Suzuki and the Armoury, the world just received one more.
  — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
• These are the kinds of bites that take little in the way of ingredients, time and effort.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2022
• At the time, Coplan wouldn’t say much about his team’s efforts to stop U.S. users from betting on elections.
  — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
• Over the years, efforts spread to increase data science in schools.
  — Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
• Sylvia Sims Bolton, 1st Ward, filed a formal objection to the effort on Jan. 10.
  — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023
• Olive oil is the star of the show, so a poor-quality oil will undermine your efforts.
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
• But those efforts now seem likely to be too little, too late.
  — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
• So, start the year off right by investing more time and effort into your health.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2023
• Zero effort, zero crumbs in those hard-to-reach crevices.
  — Micki Wagner, Popular Mechanics, 13 Jan. 2023
• Earlier, Ludmila had put the ball in the back of the net, but the effort was quickly ruled out for offside.
  — George Ramsay, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
• Spanning a few days, the story follows the unexpected death of the Pope and the efforts to select a new one.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 July 2024
• That's been expensive, and exhausting, and now the city has scaled its efforts back.
  — Kevin J. Beaty, NPR, 8 May 2024
• That doesn't mean people aren't still calling him out (despite his best efforts to stand on his own).
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
• Their daily dives are part of a conservation effort to protect the Barren Isles.
  — Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
• At the Mount, students are flourishing due to these efforts; enrollment has trended upwards the last decade.
  — Susan R. Burns, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Jan 2025