How to Use battle/clash of wills in a Sentence
battle/clash of wills
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In a battle of wills, Campbell fought to keep the shark on the line and reel it in.
—Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2023
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Her constant battle of wills with the head nurse led to her leaving.
—Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022
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His words, not mine. So, props to Hai for standing strong and winning that battle of wills.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2022
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Dating can be a battle of wills when your father is Sylvester Stallone.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
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In the meantime, the battle of wills among workers, the city and the government looks set to continue, with residents left holding the bag.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
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On Sunday there was no battle of wills, no self-indulgence, before the ovation.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023
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Collette plays an opera diva caught in a battle of wills with her aspiring singer daughter (Young).
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2023
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Cartman locks horns with his mum in a battle of wills while an epic conflict unfolds and threatens South Park's very existence.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 10 July 2022
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Letting your criticism devolve into a battle of wills is not your best bet.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2022
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However, a battle of wills threatens to tear them apart as the mirage of their online personas begins to clash with their real-life ambitions.
—Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 4 June 2023
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This battle of wills is just the latest challenge to nuclear stability.
—Jon Wolfsthal, The New Republic, 11 Oct. 2022
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Jabeur finally found her groove early in the second set, with the two players trading service breaks, and then, with Swiatek serving at 4-4 in that set, locking into what was essentially a battle of wills for the rest of the set.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2022
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Sunday's final was a battle of wills as the competitors met each other shot for shot well into extra time, until Argentina ended France's hope for a consecutive win in penalty kicks.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2022
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As with most everything surrounding this two-year battle of wills and personalities, more questions than answers remain.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2023
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Despite their ongoing battle of wills, the president was savvy enough to capitalize on his daughter’s popularity.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2022
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But when Ron introduces her to his social-media influencer son, Anthony, Sue finds herself in an increasingly surreal battle of wills with this ambitious teenager.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 21 May 2022
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But a tragic accident shatters that facade and guilt, suspicion and paranoia combine to disolve their sisterly bond, turning the two mothers against one another in a psychological battle of wills.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2022
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