Earnestly has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | If you study earnestly, you can expect to pass the exam. | |
| 2. | Whether happiness is the supreme value or not, it is earnestly desired by man. | |
| 3. | He tends to consider things too much earnestly. | |
| 4. | She looked for her ring earnestly. | |
| 5. | Her sisters burst out a-laughing, and began to banter her. The gentleman who was sent to try the slipper looked earnestly at Cinderella, and, finding her very handsome, said it was but just that she should try, and that he had orders to let every lady try it on. | |
| 6. | He left the government of the kingdom to the Queen, his mother, and earnestly commended his wife and children to her care. | |
| 7. | You may remember, that I have always earnestly recommended to you, to do what you are about, be that what it will; and to do nothing else at the same time. | |
| 8. | They talked for a time of their plans and wishes . . . gravely, earnestly, hopefully, as youth loves to talk, while the future is yet an untrodden path full of wonderful possibilities. | |
| 9. | The politician earnestly argued for the return of state-sanctioned buccaneering. | |
| 10. | The natural disadvantage of democracy is that it very much ties the hands of those who think honestly, while allowing almost everything to those who do not take it earnestly. |