strong-willed

Example Sentences

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He said that in his experience, prison kitchens were now "totally civilianised" with no trained guards overseeing "strong willed and highly manipulative" prisoners.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2023

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

Instead, feminists should embrace and define femininity as something more powerful that goes against this stereotype: grace, sweetness, strength, strong willed, kind, brave, etc.

From MSNBC • Jul. 13, 2016

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