single-mindedness
Example Sentences
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It brought back one or two memories of the single-mindedness of Newcastle's greatest ever goalscorer, Alan Shearer.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
She was friendly, charming and had a single-mindedness that had a way of opening doors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
You have to admire the focus and single-mindedness of this pursuit.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2025
Still, other projects may conjure comparisons to the story of Rosemary Woodhouse and her husband, Guy, a man who is easily duped into a Faustian bargain thanks to his single-mindedness and inferiority complex.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
It never occurred to me that one man could start to play with the faith of fifty million people--with the single-mindedness of a burglar blowing a safe.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
