Example Sentences

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Arsenal's defensive resoluteness been often criticised, with them being labelled as dull and over-pragmatic, but it has been fundamental throughout their unbeaten run to the final.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Then there’s Gang of Four, whose bleakness, inspired by the ravages of capitalism, is quite different from goth’s, and who offset it with a grim resoluteness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023

He smiles over his fresh catch of shellfish and ends our conversation with a resoluteness that gives hope that the Gullah Geechee people may prevail in preserving their culture and the islands.

From Scientific American • Apr. 6, 2023

Within Morris’s theatrical frame, we see exaltation and sorrow as well as a community; but more, we feel a community and with it, resoluteness and power.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2022

Undoubtedly it was the resoluteness, pride, and enthusiasm of its people, and their love of the game as an intellectual and cultural pursuit.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady