single-mindedness
Example Sentences
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She was friendly, charming and had a single-mindedness that had a way of opening doors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
One theory is Woods - and now Scheffler - are unable to transfer their single-mindedness into a format where they are reliant on their playing partner.
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025
You have to admire the focus and single-mindedness of this pursuit.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025
Still, other projects may conjure comparisons to the story of Rosemary Woodhouse and her husband, Guy, a man who is easily duped into a Faustian bargain thanks to his single-mindedness and inferiority complex.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2023
It never occurred to me that one man could start to play with the faith of fifty million people--with the single-mindedness of a burglar blowing a safe.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
