steadfast

Example Sentences

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He was steadfast that all he was doing was helping, that the objections were cosmetic, and overblown.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

In Trevor’s tender drama, only mercy is as steadfast as the seasons that govern the land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Or standing at a farmers’ market where only three tables have braved the wind — and one of them is selling storage onions, steadfast and unapologetic.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Faulkner found it in the patient, steadfast Dilsey of “The Sound and the Fury,” and in his greatest novel, “Absalom, Absalom!” he showed how its absence led inexorably to the ruin of Thomas Sutpen.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Collected and steadfast, always sure what to say in the moment.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros