strong-willed

Example Sentences

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It didn’t take long to recognize that the core of the hearing would be an honor dispute between two strong-willed men.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

Luckily, Emily Blunt wasn’t just brave enough to turn in a decent performance in one of last year’s worst movies, but so strong-willed she called out this awful trend.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

The 51-minute color documentary observes the imposition of strict traffic controls at a busy Tehran intersection, where a harried but strong-willed traffic official determines who may pass and who may not.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

As strong-willed as her husband, she doesn’t wish to argue the point.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

If you didn’t include Oliver because he was a boy, that left Hyacinth taking the true middle spot, fending for herself in a household of loud, strong-willed, attention-grabbing siblings.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser