strong-willed

Example Sentences

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Isaiah is very bright, but also a strong willed child who isn’t motivated by traditional rewards, punishments, or societal views of how he “should” be behaving.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2021

“She’s a strong willed, independent girl,” Clay said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2020

“It was supposed to be tuna niçoise, but we all like different things,” Jane says; these three are strong willed as well as close-knit.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2019

And my sense is there are enough good, strong willed, institutionalist people at all these places, including at the FBI, that they have limits.

From MSNBC • Jun. 11, 2019

But she was also very strong willed, determined to rise above the people who made her feel small.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana