How to Use resolute in a Sentence
resolute
adjective- He has remained resolute in his opposition to the bill.
- She is a resolute competitor.
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Let there be no doubt that this team is of one blessed soul and of one resolute mind.
— Reader Submitted, Cincinnati.com, 25 Aug. 2019 -
That churning of the past was a resolute part of country’s stance in 2023.
— Tom Roland, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2023 -
Players, though, have been more resolute than in the past.
— James Wagner, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2021 -
The resolute independence, and the guts to go it alone.
— Kristin E. Holmes, Philly.com, 12 May 2018 -
Throughout the drama of the last few days, the group have remained resolute.
— NBC News, 8 July 2018 -
Elias is fifty-three, balding, with a round and resolute face.
— Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2022 -
Today, the scene is more serene, with the tree—and a rebuilt Stone Bridge—sturdy and resolute.
— Mike Yessis, Smithsonian, 25 Aug. 2017 -
The poster is mostly filled with a sternly resolute man’s face.
— Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 8 Aug. 2018 -
Young British men of the upper classes were once brought up to be brave and resolute in the face of injury or death in both sports and war.
— Margaret MacMillan, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2020 -
At the same time, Kudlow was resolute about the economy’s strength.
— Rich Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2020 -
What are your plans to align the interests of the school district and the city for a more complete and resolute DeSoto?
— Tyler Carter, Dallas News, 28 Jan. 2021 -
The world's resolute love for Princess Diana will reach new heights come August.
— Taylor Branson, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Feb. 2017 -
For each brush fire, Belichick is there to smother the flames, grim but resolute in the face of questioning.
— Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 19 Jan. 2018 -
Dolan was resolute that his new venue should have an iconic shape.
— Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2023 -
Cheung looks over her shoulder from the doorway of the hotel room, her face a resolute mask.
— Frankie Huang, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2021 -
Might have gone even further than that had there not been a resolute response.
— NBC News, 12 Dec. 2021 -
That was enough for Smith to be resolute in his decision.
— Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 -
Even though many Ukrainians do not see her as one of their own, Diash is resolute.
— Terrell Jermaine Starr, The Root, 28 July 2017 -
The resolute language in public letters to CEOs is gone.
— Evan Halper, Washington Post, 6 May 2023 -
My intent was to select Jewish songs of protest and hope that would inspire us to be strong and resolute.
— Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Oct. 2019 -
Troops who swept in from Belarus to the north spent weeks trying to clear a path to Kyiv, but their advance stalled in the face of resolute defense from Ukraine’s forces.
— NBC News, 4 Apr. 2022 -
Either way, Jokowi was hardly the strong, resolute ruler.
— The Economist, 29 Aug. 2020 -
The man, wearing turquoise medical scrubs and an N95 mask, stood silent and resolute, blocking traffic in the middle of the road.
— Jennifer Hassan, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2020 -
Atleti are strong and resolute first and foremost and will rely again, upon their back line for a platform on which to build from.
— SI.com, 11 May 2018 -
But Boone was resolute about what Andujar should have done on his play.
— Wallace Matthews, New York Times, 12 May 2018 -
That kept engine speed at a resolute 1500 rpm almost the entire trip.
— John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 23 June 2017 -
Yoon did not specifically deny that his wife had accepted the bag but expressed regret that Kim was not more resolute with Choi.
— Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024 -
Apache Stronghold, with the backing of the nation's largest religious freedom law firm, Becket Law, is resolute in its commitment to fight for the religious site's protection.
— Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
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