spare no effort

idiom

: to do everything one can
We will spare no effort to ensure the safety of the tunnels.

Examples of spare no effort in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Our company will spare no effort in providing support for our artists. Lauren Alvarez, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 China calls its strategy 'dynamic COVID zero,' and says that while sporadic infections are inevitable the government should spare no effort in eradicating the spread of COVID-19 when outbreaks do occur. Grady McGregor, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2022 On Monday, the top leader, Xi Jinping, issued orders to spare no effort in the search and rescue operation, and the investigation into the cause of the crash. Chris Buckley, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2022 First, its government decided very early on to spare no effort in acquiring a vaccine... any vaccine. Rafael Romo, CNN, 19 Feb. 2021 Leaders of the world's most powerful nations wrapped up the Group of 20 summit on Sunday, vowing to spare no effort to protect lives and ensure affordable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all people. Aya Batrawy, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2020

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“Spare no effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spare%20no%20effort. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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