The council took the villagers' earnests as a promise of support.

When she spoke in earnest, everyone listened closely.

After months of casual interest, she began studying in earnest for the bar exam.

The Earnhardts celebrated their centennial reunion at the family farm.

Earnhardt waved to the crowd as he climbed out of his car after winning the final lap.

Her earnesty during the meeting convinced everyone she deserved the promotion.

Earnhart is a surname that appears in immigration records from the 1800s.

The Earnharts gathered every summer at the lake house to share stories and celebrate their family history.

The contract specified that the earnest moneys would be forfeited if the buyer failed to close.

The company negotiated earnouts to bridge the valuation gap and incentivize future performance.