Example Sentences

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That strong-mindedness was their strength, but it also made them, in a way, resistant to nuance or compromise on this matter.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023

It’s impossible to overstate just how much that strong-mindedness has imbued the Ravens.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2020

Powell, a onetime teacher of Greek and a classics scholar, has a record for independence and strong-mindedness.

From Time Magazine Archive

In her Broadway debut, Cinemactress Carroll is excellent; she catches the lure, the charm, the strong-mindedness demanded by the role.

From Time Magazine Archive

There's no earthly reason why you shouldn't stay; but if, with your usual obstinacy and strong-mindedness, you insist upon going—" "I do insist upon going, and without an escort.

From A Terrible Secret by Fleming, May Agnes