How to Use fortitude in a Sentence
fortitude
noun- She has endured disappointments with fortitude and patience.
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The courage and the fortitude to just do it is amazing.
—ELLE, 1 Apr. 2022
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Brown had the fortitude to erase Cleveland’s hard drive for the first time in decades.
—Conor Orr, SI.com, 9 Mar. 2018
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The drive showed grit and fortitude from Ashford and Auburn.
—al, 27 Nov. 2022
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But there's one test of fortitude and man-muscle that has made it through to the present day.
—Elizabeth Gunnison Dunn, Esquire, 4 Dec. 2012
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For them to do this took a lot of courage and fortitude, just desire.
—Matt Massey, The Seattle Times, 27 May 2017
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His fortitude produced the luck that landed him back in the game.
—Steve Straessle, Arkansas Online, 1 May 2021
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This defense lacks the depth and front-line fortitude to be great.
—Andy Benoit, SI.com, 29 Aug. 2019
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This was not just a matter of courage, pluck, and fortitude.
—Razib Khan, National Review, 31 July 2021
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May God give you strength and fortitude to deal with and face this with solitude.
—Washington Post, 29 July 1998
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In the Senate, Romney seemed to grow in stature and fortitude.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
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The hope, of course, is that now that sort of fortitude won’t go on hiatus again for a season and a half.
—Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Mar. 2018
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At least the folks at Popsugar have the fortitude to admit that the look kind of slaps.
—Jihan Forbes, Allure, 30 Apr. 2021
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But people just don’t have the fortitude to say it out loud.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2019
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In the face of the global shutdown, Chopra Jonas has been struck by the fortitude she's seen from people around the world in big ways and small.
—Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 28 July 2020
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That takes some bravery and fortitude on the side of the homeowners.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
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The anxiety and fear, and the rashes and illness, come with love and fortitude.
—Chris Vognar, Chron, 17 Feb. 2023
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But how many out there holding on by a thread have his fortitude?
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2020
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Like the patience and fortitude of the city of Oshkosh for hosting the massive gathering for the last 50 years.
—Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2019
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The Oakland Raiders slipped on their pads, donned their uniforms and summoned the fortitude to play.
—Ben Shpigel, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2017
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Their plight and their fortitude are too real for that.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
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Oregon State showed its fortitude by clawing back from a 17-point deficit when the game looked out of reach.
—Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2021
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The same fortitude that worked for her on the farm becomes her sustenance away from it.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2018
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And our school children, all of them, should be taught of the fortitude of Opal Lee, a true American icon.
—Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 23 June 2022
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Schwarzenegger plays an inmate at the most secure prison on the planet with the fortitude to break out.
—Matt Patches, Esquire, 30 June 2015
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But this cycle has been a test of his fortitude and patience.
—Stephen Means, cleveland, 20 June 2022
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It’s his fortitude and mental approach and toughness to the game.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 19 Feb. 2021
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Janis’ fragility and her fortitude are two sides of one coin, and Cruz can shift from one to the other in the merest breath.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 1 Sep. 2021
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However, baseball players are creatures of habit, and baseball is the sport that will test your mental fortitude more than any other.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Life also demands having physical and mental fortitude to give your best and keep going in pursuit of your dreams.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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