Examples of effortful in a Sentence
the book's abstruse subject matter and dense prose make for effortful reading
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Now came the surprise of my effortful steps, the shock of how unyielding the dress’s shell was, as if I were being held in place by a firm hand.
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Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
What a transformation that would’ve been, of the effortful, unchanging days.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Embodiment comes through repetition, when the nervous system begins to learn safety and repair becomes a natural reflex rather than an effortful performance.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
But that shouldn’t look too effortful, or overly dependent on novelty or shallow surrealism.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
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Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
What a transformation that would’ve been, of the effortful, unchanging days.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Embodiment comes through repetition, when the nervous system begins to learn safety and repair becomes a natural reflex rather than an effortful performance.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
But that shouldn’t look too effortful, or overly dependent on novelty or shallow surrealism.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Effortful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effortful. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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