I was very retired and quiet, and tried to be very diligent.

There are law enforcement agencies going after him in a very diligent way.

The poetical beauties or defects I have not been very diligent to observe.

Lord G--is very diligent in his court to Miss Grandison.

On the contrary, he seems to be a very diligent and industrious clerk.

At any rate they made very diligent search at this point.

John was very diligent, and soon became a most clever painter and drawer.

She's smart, but not always very diligent about doing the work assigned to her.

Furthermore, she is not a very diligent labourer; she likes to take her time.

The little Princess was very diligent, and her favorite studies were music and poetry.

They are very diligent and fervent, and the Catholics derive much comfort from them.

They were very diligent, but success rarely corresponded with the amount of labour employed.

They do not easily tire of study, but are very diligent in getting their lessons.

If you are highly intelligent or very diligent, it is likely that your parents were too.

This young man gave his time to Latin studies, and was very diligent in their pursuit.

When the weather is fine they are very diligent, but very idle, when it is stormy.