staying power
noun
: capacity for continuing (as in existence, influence, or popularity) without weakening
Examples of staying power in a Sentence
a long-distance runner with a lot of staying power
a song with staying power
Her staying power as a pop icon is remarkable.
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Another bonus of growing freesias is their staying power in a vase, which can extend to three weeks.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Amouage’s biggest strength, Salmon said, is not just its oudy scent profiles, but the staying power of its fragrances.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Those conversations had staying power and in 1984 the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) was formed with Landwirth giving an initial $10,000 to incorporate and staff the organization.
—Margaret Buranen, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
The city’s new restaurants join a long line of establishments that came before them and have decades of staying power.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Amouage’s biggest strength, Salmon said, is not just its oudy scent profiles, but the staying power of its fragrances.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Those conversations had staying power and in 1984 the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) was formed with Landwirth giving an initial $10,000 to incorporate and staff the organization.
—Margaret Buranen, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
The city’s new restaurants join a long line of establishments that came before them and have decades of staying power.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for staying power
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“Staying power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staying%20power. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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