How to Use strong-willed in a Sentence

strong-willed

adjective
  • Of course, strong-willed Claire puts up a fight, but Jamie won’t relent.
    Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
  • From the outside, your fans think of you as a very strong-willed person, in your art.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Jacob teams up with a strong-willed young girl named Maisie.
    Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Gayle is strong-willed, independent and lives her life on her terms.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2023
  • That is a recipe for two very strong-willed people to really have issues.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Nash plays Bertie, Elvis’ strong-willed mother figure who runs his day-to-day life and is the only one who can go challenge Elvis.
    Breanna Bell, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Belle is bright and curious and passionate and strong-willed.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In her three-plus decade career, many of her characters have been strong-willed women.
    Alex Gonzalez, NBC News, 2 July 2024
  • Princess Bridget von Ascheberg is regal and strong-willed.
    Michael Stillwell, townandcountrymag.com, 28 May 2023
  • Captain's relatives described him as strong-willed and big-hearted, and asked the judge to give Romero a long prison sentence.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
  • While ponies have a more strong-willed nature, horses are usually more docile and willing to please.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Aided by a strong-willed coach, these aspiring basketball players do their best to rise to the top.
    Men's Health Editorial, Men's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Pat and Jimmy are two very strong-willed people who are looking for the same thing, which is ultimately to win.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 July 2024
  • Running backs coach Anthony Lynn, Ekeler’s head coach with the Chargers, filled in some blanks about the 5-foot-9, strong-willed player.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Tenacious and strong-willed, Kat is hyper-focused on her career.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025
  • This passionate love in the [Visconti] film is told through the figure of Concetta, who rebels against her father and is very strong-willed.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Dynamic and daring, Fragile is the work of a group of strong-willed musicians willing to come to blows over their music.
    Darryn King, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • For the better part of the last 15 years, Elizabeth Gillies has made a career out of playing sassy, snarky, strong-willed women on television.
    Max Gao, Variety, 16 July 2024
  • Catherine Bach played Daisy Duke, the confident, strong-willed cousin who made short denim shorts a fashion moment.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 July 2025
  • Gracie is strong-willed like her mother — no-nonsense, somewhat tough.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 8 Jan. 2025
  • And then there’s 10-year-old Hamid and baby Hana, caught between a responsible but distant dad and a strong-willed mom trapped in a life she was never meant to have.
    Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Stiller had wanted someone strong-willed and energetic, someone who could make Helly an engine of the show.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Walnut was a graceful, strong-willed bird, if a tad antisocial.
    Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Known to be competitive, those born under Aries are courageous, strong-willed and carefree.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
  • Especially when the star of that show is a strong-willed individual like Mr. Trump.
    Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • No-pull harnesses are great for pets who haven't quite mastered walking nicely on a leash or for pet parents who don't have the upper body strength to wrestle with a strong-willed pooch.
    goodhousekeeping.com, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The party is for the birthday of the matriarch, a strong-willed manipulator in the tradition of great theater mothers from plays past.
    Adam Moss, Vulture, 30 May 2025
  • In the sequel, the story again focuses on the strong-willed Ginger, who with rooster Rocky now has an equally strong-minded daughter, Molly.
    Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Rodriguez’s character, a strong-willed sportswriter, says that Bumble is fake — the opposite of real life.
    Erin Carlson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Foster’s Danvers more explicitly doesn’t suffer fools, but Reis’ Navarro is just as strong-willed in her way.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024

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