single-minded

Example Sentences

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He was so single-minded and determined about winning.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The revolutionary pharoah builds a great city and reduces spiritual chaos by focusing on a single-minded form of worship.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Theodosius was the Christian Roman emperor who embraced the Nicene Creed as the religion of empire in the late fourth century, conducting a single-minded suppression of paganism in the lands over which he ruled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Every decision she has made since getting the job seems the result of a single-minded desire to please her new bosses.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

In desperation I turned, just in time to see Regan dart belowdecks with a single-minded purpose I’d recognize anywhere.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin