fortitude

Example Sentences

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She needed that mental fortitude in the build-up to the Games as a series of injuries - including a hip issue in October - hampered her preparations.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

She’s like, “Oh, I have the mental fortitude to withstand this temporary blow.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Few, if any, poems exist hailing the fortitude of Roman women like Lucretia and her equivalent in “House of Ashur,” Claudia Black’s Cossutia.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Perhaps this is a week to be grateful for the fortitude of patient, determined actors willing to stick with it for years and grind out change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude and delicacy.’”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman