Example Sentences

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“He’s handled success really well, he’s handled adversity. Adversities within games, adversities from week to week. He’s just the same guy.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2016

Heroes are always drawn bearing Sorrows, struggling with Adversities, undergoing all kinds of Hardships, and having in the Service of Mankind a kind of Appetite to Difficulties and Dangers.

From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph

Adversities, political and religious, he had many, and like a     "Tower of strength   Which stood full square to all the winds that blew," the Hercules of justice and of liberty stood up against them.

From Purgatory by Sadlier, Mrs. James

Adversities do more bow men's minds to religion.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Adversities bereaving man's avails, They fly like feathers dallying in the wind: They rise like bubbles in a stormy rain, Swelling in words, and flying faith and deeds.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 by Various