inner strength
Example Sentences
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“Jay has this sort of inner strength and principled view of what his duty is,” Christine Lagarde, the European Central Bank president, said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
And what is so special about Bette Davis is an incredible inner strength and the way she talks.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
Like the author, Violet has a genetic condition that means the character dislocates joints and breaks bones easily - so must use her wits and inner strength to help her survive.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025
He finds this inner strength he didn’t know existed to do things that are so unbelievable to him as a character.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
Despite my romantic deficiencies, I gradually adjusted to township life, and began to develop a sense of inner strength, a belief that I could do well outside the world in which I had grown up.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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