force of will
noun phrase
: ability to continue trying despite difficulties : determination
She succeeded by/through sheer force of will.
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In the face of tragedy, the armor protecting her interior fragility comes undone, and the same intense force of will that may or may not have exploded a copper pot or ignited fire to a poster directs itself inward.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
There is something magnetic about Sherif’s confidence on the microphone, not the least because his lyrics center on defiance in the face of adversity and his own sheer force of will — not something to be taken lightly.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
More even than magnetism and talent and charm, a force of will that directors like Paul Feig and Luhrmann recognize in her.
—Andrew Sean Greer, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2024
Nonetheless, some 120,000 Mint Juleps are consumed across two sunny days at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby, proving that some cocktails can become refreshing daytime summer sippers just by sheer force of will, and a little crushed ice.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 25 July 2024
Fani, who assumes control of the bad guys through sheer force of will, works at a gas station in the middle of nowhere, where his unleaded frustrations are fueled by his unrealized ambitions.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 3 July 2024
Art is subjective, but blindness to it can also be a force of will.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
His partner Lucy, played with professional poise by Rosie Hallett, is high-stress in a different way, a busy eye surgeon with a sense of holding the world together through sheer force of will.
—Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
Gordon was the one Nugget who was getting shots to fall, all by sheer force of will.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
There is something magnetic about Sherif’s confidence on the microphone, not the least because his lyrics center on defiance in the face of adversity and his own sheer force of will — not something to be taken lightly.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
More even than magnetism and talent and charm, a force of will that directors like Paul Feig and Luhrmann recognize in her.
—Andrew Sean Greer, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2024
Nonetheless, some 120,000 Mint Juleps are consumed across two sunny days at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby, proving that some cocktails can become refreshing daytime summer sippers just by sheer force of will, and a little crushed ice.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 25 July 2024
Fani, who assumes control of the bad guys through sheer force of will, works at a gas station in the middle of nowhere, where his unleaded frustrations are fueled by his unrealized ambitions.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 3 July 2024
Art is subjective, but blindness to it can also be a force of will.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
His partner Lucy, played with professional poise by Rosie Hallett, is high-stress in a different way, a busy eye surgeon with a sense of holding the world together through sheer force of will.
—Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
Gordon was the one Nugget who was getting shots to fall, all by sheer force of will.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Force of will.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force%20of%20will. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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