strong-willed

Example Sentences

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Epstein told de Rothschild she could count on him in difficult times, and that he viewed her as his younger, strong-willed sister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

It didn’t take long to recognize that the core of the hearing would be an honor dispute between two strong-willed men.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

In the film, Winslet plays Julia, the strong-willed eldest sibling of the Cheshire clan, too often charged with being the glue holding her family together.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

A loner and a nerd raised by a former Army commanding officer and a strong-willed, whip-smart mother who had firm ideas about how young Cameron should conduct himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

And the same click in the brain told Adam that his father was not a great man, that he was, indeed, a very strong-willed and concentrated little man wearing a huge busby.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck