force of will
noun phrase
: ability to continue trying despite difficulties : determination
She succeeded by/through sheer force of will.
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He is used to overcoming the odds and helping drag his teams over the line through sheer force of will.
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Nonetheless, some 120,000 Mint Juleps are consumed across two sunny days at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby, proving that some cocktails can become refreshing daytime summer sippers just by sheer force of will, and a little crushed ice.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
By sheer force of will and a style bordering on mafia-like, President Donald Trump appears to have dragged the Middle East to the brink of an unlikely peace.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
On the title track, for instance, the guitar is choppy and churning, and the horn is twisting and relentless, and the music seems to be propelled through force of will.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
No one can control the weather, and USA can’t bring blue skies back by sheer force of will.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
That’s around the time Braun started establishing some offense by sheer force of will, getting to the foul line repeatedly.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Nonetheless, some 120,000 Mint Juleps are consumed across two sunny days at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby, proving that some cocktails can become refreshing daytime summer sippers just by sheer force of will, and a little crushed ice.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
By sheer force of will and a style bordering on mafia-like, President Donald Trump appears to have dragged the Middle East to the brink of an unlikely peace.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
On the title track, for instance, the guitar is choppy and churning, and the horn is twisting and relentless, and the music seems to be propelled through force of will.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
No one can control the weather, and USA can’t bring blue skies back by sheer force of will.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
That’s around the time Braun started establishing some offense by sheer force of will, getting to the foul line repeatedly.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
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“Force of will.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force%20of%20will. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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