adversity
Example Sentences
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Experiences such as emotional neglect and other forms of adversity can significantly influence a child's development.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
Sports also teaches how to respond to adversity, and how to accept defeat.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
You find out about a leader in adversity, not so much when you are winning.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
“We had adversity, they had adversity. They went on runs, we went on runs. We came through and stayed together.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
The plotlines are always the same, too—a poor woman overcomes adversity and marries a rich asshole and they live happily ever after.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
Vocabulary lists containing adversity
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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