adversity
Example Sentences
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Senior Casey Brennan also knew something about overcoming adversity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Themes may emerge: how you beat back adversity, sacrificed for others or discovered new ways to love.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
She says the new world of private credit has grown quickly, has yet to be tested by financial adversity and is poorly understood.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
His greatness stems from his ability to fight through adversity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
My first resolution was to quit Geneva for ever; my country, which, when I was happy and beloved, was dear to me, now, in my adversity, became hateful.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
Vocabulary lists containing adversity
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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100 Top "SAT" Words
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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