His contemporaries described him as reserved, earnest, religious, methodical, and discreet. Preparations for his future as king began in earnest. Reconstruction began in earnest following the war. The face is described as "warm, young, earnest and rather serious". These inherent dichotomies can lead audiences to be split between ironic and earnest fans. He was a good teacher, remembered as earnest and committed by his pupils. Recording began in earnest sometime near the middle of June. I began thinking in earnest about building a stadium. Armstrong appears humourlessly earnest about his task. The following night the city began to burn in earnest. Coon wrote widely for a general audience like his mentor Earnest Hooton. Chalamet was praised for his "earnest and swaggering performance" as Laurie. His record in Parliament was that of an earnest reformer. The quartet began rehearsing in earnest and recording demos in the summer of 1981. She's not so much an actor as a vessel for earnest reactions.