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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Whether the Stanley has any staying power or will go the way of the S’well and Hydro Flask remains to be seen.
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Bailey Gallion, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
The companies that were at the top of the list in 1955 and have shown their staying power represent 28.5% of the total of 49 companies that have appeared in the list for all its 70 publications.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 June 2024
Columns Michael Smolens: The staying power of 101 Ash St.
June 5, 2024
Moreno also raised concerns about a countywide half-cent sales tax increase that has already qualified for the November ballot.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024
But more is needed to create certainty about the West’s staying power and disabuse Putin of the notion that time is on his side.
—Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2023
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Bailey Gallion, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
The companies that were at the top of the list in 1955 and have shown their staying power represent 28.5% of the total of 49 companies that have appeared in the list for all its 70 publications.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 June 2024
Columns Michael Smolens: The staying power of 101 Ash St.
June 5, 2024
Moreno also raised concerns about a countywide half-cent sales tax increase that has already qualified for the November ballot.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024
But more is needed to create certainty about the West’s staying power and disabuse Putin of the notion that time is on his side.
—Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2023
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 16 Jun. 2024.
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