single-mindedness
Example Sentences
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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
Its rules and regulations have helped forge steadier foundations than previous pro-soccer leagues, while single-entity single-mindedness has facilitated self-preservation, but it might now be time to remove some of the shackles.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2023
His youngness and single-mindedness were obvious enough, but perhaps his general demeanor altogether lacked, or had too little of, that sort of cute solemnity that many adults readily speak up, or down, to.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
