How To Use effortful In A Sentence
- As characterized by Vargha-Khadem's team, the affected KE's speech is effortful, “sometimes agrammatical and often unintelligible” (Watkins et al. 2002: 453), and shows impairments not just in morphosyntax (e.g., regular plural and past tense endings) but also in the formation of irregular past tenses Innateness and Language
- Eventually, through practice, it becomes automatic and less effortful. Times, Sunday Times
- Not unexpected, but nonetheless a depressing shroud on an effortfully terminal evening. Times, Sunday Times
- The family are keen attenders at St Agnes Catholic Church, and Papa's piety is effortful and ostentatious.
- You have remembered this — albeit effortfully — yet forgotten how to calculate radius. Times, Sunday Times
- This is gratifying - but simultaneously confirms the intensely effortful nature of this lark. Times, Sunday Times
- The youth begin to fill the high street: loud, bouncy and effortfully up for it, or for something. Times, Sunday Times
- But earlier he sounds effortful and strained, especially high up. Times, Sunday Times
- I am increasingly aware of how effortful and messy our regular suppers are. Times, Sunday Times
- Contrived conversations between the new consul and various dignitaries also effortfully attempt to provide context. Times, Sunday Times
