strong-willed

Example Sentences

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The transition wasn’t complete: Jobs was still strong-willed, but now his actions were intentional rather than hot-blooded.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Born in London in 1932, Taylor was one of the 20th Century's biggest movie stars, noted for her unique beauty and her portrayals of volatile and strong-willed characters.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 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

Hull House had become a bastion of progressive thought inhabited by strong-willed young women, “interspersed,” as one visitor put it, “with earnest-faced, self-subordinating and mild-mannered men who slide from room to room apologetically.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson