strong-willed

Example Sentences

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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

As a girl, Petrou was studious and strong-willed; in a 2018 profile in The Wall Street Journal, her mother recalled Petrou getting into a heated “intellectual disputation” with their rabbi at Sunday school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 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

Or as she liked to see herself, she was born strong-willed, while a lot of the world was wishy-washy.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan