strength of will
noun phrase
: the willingness to work extremely hard
Does he have the strength of will to complete such demanding training?
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There has to be something remarkable, besides her jam-making skills, about a woman with the strength of will to extricate herself, her children, and a husband who’d spent his whole life within the institution from the notoriously controlling British royal family.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Ukraine’s survival may depend as much on strength of will as on weapons.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
This can help to prevent Gen Alpha’s strength of character turn into a strength of will, which might lead to a sense of entitlement and even arrogance.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
Spirited Away creates a new, fascinating mythology with its own mysterious rules and customs, pitting 10-year-old Chihiro against dragons and demons with only her strength of will to guide her.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 10 July 2024
When the bourgeois demonstrations turned abruptly into mass protests by the urban poor, the aging king lacked the strength of will to face the crisis.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 26 Dec. 2023
Editor’s picks But the Miami Heat, risen from the grave and playing on pure bloodlust, could not beat everyone with strength of will.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2023
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Judy Berman, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Ukraine’s survival may depend as much on strength of will as on weapons.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
This can help to prevent Gen Alpha’s strength of character turn into a strength of will, which might lead to a sense of entitlement and even arrogance.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
Spirited Away creates a new, fascinating mythology with its own mysterious rules and customs, pitting 10-year-old Chihiro against dragons and demons with only her strength of will to guide her.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 10 July 2024
When the bourgeois demonstrations turned abruptly into mass protests by the urban poor, the aging king lacked the strength of will to face the crisis.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 26 Dec. 2023
Editor’s picks But the Miami Heat, risen from the grave and playing on pure bloodlust, could not beat everyone with strength of will.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2023
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