Thesaurus / steadfastly
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
She did not struggle, as she lifted her into her lap, but looked steadfastly at her with her soft black eyes.
ALONEMARION HARLAND
In 1858 a chapel was erected upon the spot, and thus far it has steadfastly maintained its position.
OUR CHURCHES AND CHAPELSATTICUS
She stopped weeping, she made a great effort to control herself, and looked at me steadfastly for a moment.
THE NEW MACHIAVELLIHERBERT GEORGE WELLS
"Bad man, that Gen. Wheeler," said the Deacon, looking steadfastly out of the window.
SI KLEGG, BOOK 2 (OF 6)JOHN MCELROY
He had drugged himself steadfastly to be rowdy and here was a lady who talked about Latin and right angles.
THE BOY GREW OLDERHEYWOOD BROUN
I found her alone, and she was silent: she steadfastly surveyed me.
THE SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHERJ.W. VON GOETHE
He had, however, resolved steadfastly that he would not put that question to Mary.
AN OLD MAN'S LOVEANTHONY TROLLOPE
When these arrangements were being made Ralegh steadfastly purposed to come back shortly.
SIR WALTER RALEGHWILLIAM STEBBING
"Perhaps you would like to see it at closer range," he said, still steadfastly regarding her.
THOSE TIMES AND THESEIRVIN S. COBB
He looked steadfastly at his grinning servitor and, when he spoke again, there was a different intonation in his voice.
THOSE TIMES AND THESEIRVIN S. COBB
WORDS RELATED TO STEADFASTLY
- bullheadedly
- contumaciously
- determinedly
- doggedly
- firmly
- fixedly
- headstrongly
- indomitably
- inflexibly
- intractably
- mulishly
- obdurately
- opinionatedly
- persistently
- pertinaciously
- pigheadedly
- recalcitrantly
- resistantly
- resolutely
- resolvedly
- staunchly
- steadfastly
- stolidly
- tenaciously
- unamenably
- unflinchingly
- unimpressibly
- unreasonably
- unreasoningly
- unrelentingly
- unwaveringly
- unyieldingly
- willfully
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