How to Use resilient in a Sentence

resilient

adjective
  • The local economy is remarkably resilient.
  • The angel vine is a resilient plant that will thrive in bright light.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 4 May 2023
  • The girls were resilient and their leadership was off the charts.
    Douglas Clark Usa Today Ventures Events, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The four-legged survival artists can be a resilient foe.
    Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The Black, brown and Native folks there are so resilient and have been through so much.
    Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
  • Bed bugs are resilient little jerks who play the world's worst game of hide-and-seek.
    John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The first time this brave, resilient teenager, opened her eyes.
    ABC News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • And for Klen, the past three months have shown how resilient his workers can be.
    Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 21 May 2022
  • Clothes, in my view, should be as stable and, yet, resilient as a tree.
    Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Experts can’t yet know if the U.S. will be more resilient, or less.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Homes built during the last two decades were much more resilient than older homes, the study found.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Roads and bridges are not built to be resilient against these kinds of disasters.
    Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The return of Everton’s resilient streak has come at just the right time.
    Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The virus’ shape-shifting ways have ratcheted up the need for a more resilient treatment.
    oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Those who stayed are resilient and determined to stick it out in the White Mountains.
    AZCentral.com, 22 June 2022
  • The trees have come back, because nature is so resilient.
    Rose Minutaglio, ELLE, 2 June 2022
  • These are made of thick neoprene, which is super soft and resilient.
    Jessica Booth, Parents, 5 June 2024
  • Tardigrades are some of the most resilient and oldest creatures on Earth.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
  • You might be surprised at just how resilient some of your old friendships can be.
    Claire Cohen, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2024
  • This makes your hamstrings, calves, and quads stronger and more resilient, which helps each run get better.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Scientists are not sure how resilient banyan trees are to fire.
    Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Still, Texas Roadhouse’s same-store sales should be resilient.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Trees, with their large root systems, and shrubs are also resilient.
    Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2023
  • This hose is strong, resilient, and durable, while still being lightweight.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Do not fear: Daffodils are quite resilient and will likely flower the next spring.
    Abigayle Ward, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
  • But James is nothing if not resilient, and his instincts, on and off the court, tend to be uncanny.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The Mercury have heard numerous times of how resilient their group is.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The cush is soft but resilient—testers could actually feel the bounce-back—and crazy lightweight.
    Cory Smith, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • But even if food resources ran low, the rafting iguanas would have been resilient.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Did those societies became more humane or more resilient?
    Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025

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