How to Use diligent in a Sentence

diligent

adjective

• Despite her diligent efforts, Sarah and Bryan seem a little off put.
  — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 17 July 2020
• Just be diligent about replacing the purloined items as soon as possible.
  — Ann Shields, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2020
• Yes, terrorists are diligent, and no, there is no silver bullet method in keeping them offline.
  — Rita Katz, Wired, 9 July 2020
• DeWine was outraged enough by Trump’s slurs about his home town and the diligent legal Haitians living there to speak up about it.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
• The analogy, no doubt irritating to diligent bakers, is apt.
  — The Economist, 4 Aug. 2020
• Americans have been diligent in following public health guidelines for the last three months, but slacking off now could undo all our hard work.
  — Joshua Austin Acklin, Scientific American, 9 July 2020
• Asked if the diligent approach to body maintenance has been a key to his veterans’ hot start in Orlando, Popovich shrugged.
  — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 4 Aug. 2020
• Today will require diligent monitoring of the radar, for small areas where the rain rates are becoming excessive.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2020
• Be especially diligent in sharing every (board-approved) update with the customer-facing teams first.
  — Sandra Pretorius, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
• As your wealth compounds, diligent legacy planning grows increasingly vital.
  — Brian Niksa, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
• Overall, Bolivar said child care providers have been diligent about keeping the virus out of their centers and conscientious when cases do emerge.
  — Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Aug. 2020
• DeWine pleaded with Ohioans to remain diligent in washing their hands, socially distancing and wearing masks.
  — USA TODAY, 1 July 2020
• After a diligent search, Block told the campaign that the same trend had held during the election that had just ended, despite Trump’s baseless claims of widespread fraud and corruption.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
• Talk about a guy who is diligent and works and wants to do well.
  — Mike Anthony, courant.com, 7 Sep. 2017
• This forced Avdija to be diligent in video study and the weight room.
  — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 18 Sep. 2020
• Off the field, Parker is diligent in the classroom with a 4.5 GPA.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 21 May 2021
• But he’s been diligent with his entire process, and this was the next planned step.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2023
• And there’s no way to know more other than to be diligent and keep at it.
  — David Roberts, Vox, 9 Dec. 2018
• Bruno calls him diligent but says the links between his steps are a bit clunky.
  — Amy Watts, baltimoresun.com, 9 May 2017
• There still wasn’t much even the most diligent parents could do.
  — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 21 May 2017
• My point is: You, or your loved one, must be diligent at all times, and take charge of your care.
  — Joe Graedon, M.s. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.d., charlotteobserver, 19 Dec. 2017
• Ross planned to speak with the team about the need to stay diligent regarding the protocols.
  — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 8 Mar. 2021
• Besides putting in the work in the weight room, Harris had to be diligent about his diet.
  — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2022
• Her dad was a diligent mask-wearer, her mom not so much.
  — Eric Boodman, STAT, 30 Dec. 2020
• Even the most diligent among us are not immune to the need for a little study break every now and then.
  — Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 16 Sep. 2022
• Our guys have been very diligent about following all the rules.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2020
• Xavier will need to be diligent in defending Eastmond and the rest of the Lions on the perimeter.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 30 Nov. 2022
• This creates the need for homeowners to be more diligent in the maintenance of the new plants.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2022
• Judge Spence was known for his fairness, diligent work, and strong sense of humor.
  — Alexandra Dematos, Philly.com, 23 Jan. 2018
• In order to make this work, OMF is diligent in its client prospecting phase.
  — Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024