adamantine

Example Sentences

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The task requires agility, and an adamantine core.

From New York Times

Erin Doherty’s Anne has a world-class grumpy resting face, radiating adamantine disdain for the mundanity of life as one of the royal spares, rather than the heirs.

From The Guardian

At its worst, however, Thatcher’s adversarial approach to politics made her seem adamantine and unfeeling, which created enmity among a meaningful portion of the industrial working class.

From New York Times

She arrived in the United States from India in the early 1980s, armed with a jet-black braid that fell down her back, dreams of dental school and an adamantine sense of determination.

From Washington Post

In parts of the state — especially in Brooklyn, where Ms. Nixon is expected to struggle given Mr. Cuomo’s adamantine ties to the black community — Mr. Williams is the better-known quantity.

From New York Times