fortitude

Example Sentences

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Loyalties and fortitude are repeatedly tested in this immersive drama.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

She needed that mental fortitude in the build-up to the Games as a series of injuries - including a hip issue in October - hampered her preparations.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

To make a life here, pioneers had to rely on faith, fortitude and family.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Few, if any, poems exist hailing the fortitude of Roman women like Lucretia and her equivalent in “House of Ashur,” Claudia Black’s Cossutia.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

I liked Jill, Joe’s wife, right away, admiring her gentle fortitude and her work ethic.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama