battle/clash of wills
noun phrase
: a contest in which each side is determined to get what it wants and neither side seems willing to yield or compromise
He won the battle/clash of wills with his wife.
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Yet that battle of wills concluded with a thrilling forehand winner from Keys—who instantly burst into tears.
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Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
That said, this tricky opposition can feel like a battle of wills, with your ambitions clashing against your instinct to protect yourself emotionally.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Bollen writes with wit and style about an increasingly unhinged battle of wills between two unlikely, and formidable, opponents.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Their epic battle of wills comes to verge on black comedy, but the widow’s simultaneous battle with her own mortality gives the novel an unexpected poignancy.
—The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
That said, this tricky opposition can feel like a battle of wills, with your ambitions clashing against your instinct to protect yourself emotionally.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Bollen writes with wit and style about an increasingly unhinged battle of wills between two unlikely, and formidable, opponents.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Their epic battle of wills comes to verge on black comedy, but the widow’s simultaneous battle with her own mortality gives the novel an unexpected poignancy.
—The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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