firmness

Example Sentences

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On Saturday, King Felipe hailed Pope Leo's "clarity and firmness" on the issue, saying it was "essential in the process of healing and reparation of the damage inflicted".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

A forkful should reveal layers — firmness, silk, softness — not one uniform paste.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Instead, some water filled in around me, but I didn’t feel a firmness that gave the sensation of being tightly held or suspended.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Still, nit-pickers noticed that the benign CPI print was lowered by a sharp drop in used-car prices, which Deutsche Bank economists note offset broad-based firmness elsewhere.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

It was the look he wore when he’d channeled his fear about everything into the singular focus of protecting her, when he had made decisions that could soothe his anxiety with their firmness, their surety.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi