How to Use concerted in a Sentence

concerted

adjective
  • They made a concerted effort to make her feel welcome.
  • It's been a concerted effort with all of us and it's just been a lot of fun.
    Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
  • But a concerted push for such a change has not appeared.
    Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 13 July 2023
  • Both have led concerted diplomatic efforts to stop the war over the past two months.
    Samy Magdy, ajc, 18 June 2023
  • Both led concerted diplomatic efforts to stop the war over the past two months.
    Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
  • What the agents uncovered was, the indictment says, a concerted effort to hide the extent of Trump’s stash from the White House.
    Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2023
  • Last year, the Fed hiked its rate to a 22-year high of about 5.4% to extend its concerted drive to conquer high inflation.
    Christopher Rugaber, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Walz has made a concerted effort to challenge the Cardinals to play with more grit.
    Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 3 Dec. 2022
  • In the early 2000s, there was a concerted effort to ensure that all students could read.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The flurry of line drives was the product of extra time in the cages and a concerted effort to be aggressive early in counts.
    Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • These drivers show a concerted effort to move up the trust chain, starting at least this past July.
    Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Since then, Mixon has made a concerted effort to put the incident in his past and rebuild his identity.
    Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Garner and Affleck make a concerted effort to keep their children largely out of the spotlight.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 12 June 2023
  • Today, its draw is still strong, thanks to its stunning landscape, culinary feats, and concerted effort to preserve the land.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2023
  • In these post war years, the early stages of Reconstruction were marked by rapid change and a concerted effort to expand the rights of Black Americans.
    Nora Mathison, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Continue with this journey and make a concerted effort to put yourself back out there.
    Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Chefs spend their days and nights standing, chopping and cooking; Jacobs, on some days, must make a concerted effort to simply walk.
    Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Lately, she's been making more of a concerted effort to go out, but is not, by her own admission, getting very far.
    Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Gottlieb told the jury the harm caused to his clients was part of a concerted effort by Giuliani and the Trump legal teams to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
    Robert Legare, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Pashinyan even appeared to make a concerted effort to distance himself from Putin during a group photo.
    Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
  • By provoking a concerted backlash in court, Watt’s crusade even made things rougher for his patrons.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
  • Mayor Eric Adams has launched a concerted effort to combat the city’s famous rat problem.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 3 Dec. 2022
  • The Ukrainian military has also made a concerted effort to recruit more women to fill its ranks.
    Nicole Tung, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The Hawks made a concerted effort this season to improve their energy and communication both on and off the court.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 5 Sep. 2023
  • On the other hand, the reaction of acceptance is likely a concerted effort to fight against this fear and embrace the change (or maybe people in the filter just look better).
    Chloe Berger, Fortune Well, 15 July 2023
  • Rescuing someone in a sand hole takes a large concerted effort, with some people digging and pulling sand out, while others move it away from an area.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
  • In the 12 years since his fall from grace, Galliano has met with Holocaust survivors, rabbis and made a concerted effort to educate himself.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
  • But Lee and her team made a concerted effort to push this song over the threshold on this anniversary and with a star who is incredibly endearing.
    Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The moves are part of a concerted effort to revive the country's sagging financial markets and address sliding stock prices.
    WSJ, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Linda Kurokawa said there was an open house soon after the school opened — and the public may tour on Friday mornings — but this was the first time for such a concerted community outreach.
    Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2023

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