How to Use adversity in a Sentence

adversity

noun

• He showed courage in the face of adversity.
• We had to learn to deal with adversity.
• Everyone's gonna face some sort of adversity in their life ...
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 30 May 2022
• But in fact, both movies deliver multi-faceted portraits of women faced with adversity.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 May 2022
• Gutierrez faced more adversity in the second inning as the Giants loaded the bases with one out.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 28 May 2022
• How a young player responds to adversity often defines his career.
  — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2024
• Overcoming adversity can empower you to achieve great things.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 22 May 2022
• Optimism in the face of adversity is an admirable, perhaps defining, American trait.
  — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 23 May 2022
• Sometimes financial literacy comes from adopting a work ethic and inner makeup to push through adversity.
  — Rod Berger, Forbes, 1 June 2022
• The Rams have shown resolve, resilience and the ability to respond to adversity, McVay said.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
• Suggesting that the solution to all adversity is within an individual's own control seems rather a tall order.
  — Kate Cooper, Forbes, 27 May 2022
• Small business owners, like Tod Wilson, shared stories of struggle and overcoming adversity.
  — Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2024
• Overcoming adversity: Love had a stutter that kept him from getting work after his playing career ended in 1977.
  — Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
• It’s part of the game, part of the adversity of the game, next man up.
  — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2021
• At the first sign of adversity, the Dawgs waved the white flag.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2023
• That brought him to the fifth and his first adversity of the night.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2022
• This is not the first bout with adversity for the Dodgers.
  — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, 28 Oct. 2017
• Each one of them has been strong in the face of adversity.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2022
• For the first time this season, the Wild showed some fight in the face of adversity.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2019
• The storms, the waves, the adversity, nothing could shake me.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 28 June 2023
• The Wildcats had a 17-3 lead and the ball when adversity struck for the first time.
  — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2022
• As for the ups and downs, had to fight through some adversity.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Dec. 2020
• The adversity flew at them like those Stroud laser beams across the middle of the field.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2024
• This is the first bit of adversity that this group has seen.
  — Joseph Halm, NOLA.com, 4 Jan. 2021
• At least the Eagles have shown some grit in the face of adversity.
  — Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 31 Oct. 2020
• For me, when I'm faced with adversity, the first thing is faith.
  — IndyStar, 19 Mar. 2023
• Many of the best ideas come from adversity and hard times.
  — Eva Sage-Gavin, Quartz at Work, 19 May 2020
• This runway was filled with dance as a stance to choose joy in the face of adversity.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 11 Sep. 2023
• Over the years, John has opened up about his brother’s strength in the face of adversity.
  — Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
• Whole bunch of adversity, highs and lows, ups and downs.
  — NBC News, 29 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 7 Dec 2024