diligence
noun
constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken; persistent exertion of body or mind.
diligences
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pluralof diligence.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One of the due diligences will include on the safety culture in Newcrest mines, the company said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023
The roar of torrents, and hardly less thunderous noise of departing diligences, awakened us the next morning.
From An American Girl Abroad by Adeline Trafton
Think of nights spent in diligences or in horrid inns, and long walks and drives to see the pretended beauties or wonders of a country.
From The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence by Eug?ne Sue
Dwellers in diligences, as well as dwellers in hotels, must sleep if they can; but the hour for "turning in" had scarce arrived, and meanwhile, I remember, my thoughts took strongly a homeward direction.
From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by James Aitken Wylie
The public diligences are few in number, and most miserably managed.
From Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. by Sir Archibald Alison
