How to Use strength in a Sentence

strength

noun
  • I was impressed by his strength.
  • She's doing exercises to build up the strength in her legs.
  • Working on a farm requires a lot of physical strength.
  • I pray that I'll have the strength to do what I have to do.
  • Pull-ups increase upper body strength.
  • Her inner strength is an inspiration to us all.
  • Don't work too hard. You need to conserve your strength for tomorrow.
  • His determination shows real strength of character.
  • The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
    Morin Bishop, Woman's Day, 22 Mar. 2019
  • The throwing squad has been the strength of the team for years.
    oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Please give me the strength from the heavens above and watch over me!
    Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2020
  • One goal for the future is to gain weight and strength.
    Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2021
  • But their feats of strength were met with threats and jeers.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Please give me the strength from the heavens above and watch over me! ...
    TheWeek, 28 Jan. 2020
  • That was not the strength of the team in the regular season.
    Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The strength of our team in the minor leagues is pitching.
    Chris Nelsen, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2019
  • Though the strength of the team hasn’t changed, the leadership has.
    BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2021
  • And finding that strength gives you the power to flex on fools?
    Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, 24 Apr. 2019
  • The goal is to not hit the ball the same way twice in a row: vary the spin, the speed, the strength.
    Han Ong, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2020
  • Yeah, that gave me the strength to get on a train and to forget about it.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Has a nasty streak to go with strength, quickness and speed.
    Richard Obert, azcentral, 12 July 2018
  • Our strength coach had to stop him from doing full workouts the day of the game.
    Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2020
  • Vault was thought to be one of Utah’s strength this year.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Apr. 2022
  • One of the strengths is that these measurements have not evolved.
    Gloria Dickie, WIRED, 5 June 2018
  • That speaks to the first group’s strength, but also the gap to the second string.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Friends say Meghan gets a lot of her strength from her mom.
    Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 1 Feb. 2020
  • The one thing all can agree on is the Tigers’ strength of schedule.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al.com, 12 July 2019
  • The labor market has shown signs of strength so far this year.
    Bryan Mena, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Give me a strength of each artist that's going on tour with you.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 13 June 2018
  • This was a strength not of muscles, the woman said, but of light.
    Ayşegül Savaş, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022

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