inner strength
Example Sentences
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“Jay has this sort of inner strength and principled view of what his duty is,” Christine Lagarde, the European Central Bank president, said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Like the author, Violet has a genetic condition that means the character dislocates joints and breaks bones easily - so must use her wits and inner strength to help her survive.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025
Torres’ Oscar-worthy turn conveys both the sorrow of the circumstances and then inner strength Eunice required to fight for justice and fend off despair.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024
This is a disabled man navigating a really difficult world for him and I think he’ll need that kind of inner strength burning inside him.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024
Despite my romantic deficiencies, I gradually adjusted to township life, and began to develop a sense of inner strength, a belief that I could do well outside the world in which I had grown up.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
