single-minded

Example Sentences

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The revolutionary pharoah builds a great city and reduces spiritual chaos by focusing on a single-minded form of worship.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

When that level of single-minded intensity is brought to reforming the physical body, Campbell said, it can set the conditions for other kinds of extremism.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2026

This year, all three are dialed toward stimulus, reflecting a single-minded focus by Trump and Congressional Republicans on faster economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Smith was single-minded about batting - his first book was entitled Quest for Number One.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

“A bit single-minded, though. He only goes in straight lines. That’s bound to get dull, boring, tedious, and uninteresting after a bit.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood