steadfastness

Example Sentences

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Over the course of 18 months, Mr. Landsbergis’s courage and steadfastness to settle for nothing short of full independence set in motion something neither President George H.W.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

The author argues that contemporary American business and government leaders are fundamentally characterized by an absence of character, which the author defines as steadfastness, selflessness, self-sacrifice, honesty, and integrity in dealings with others.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

I just had a little bit more steadfastness than a lot of people when they break young.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024

“We appreciate the steadfastness of the brotherly Lebanese people, and their constant solidarity with the Palestinian people,” Hamas leader Basem Naim told the BBC.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

Travis had a steadfastness and purpose in his voice that Dill had never heard before.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner