unbowed

Example Sentences

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Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, is known for being unbowed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

All of us living in battered, unbowed Los Angeles could use a dose of the restorative right about now.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

The goal is to show that Jewish students remain unbowed and that there’s room for empathy for both Palestinians and Israelis affected by the war.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

This week, as Gov. Gavin Newsom mobilized emergency teams for what his office said would be “significant rain, high winds, deep snow as well as potential flash flooding and power outages,” Ms. Langlois was unbowed.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

It was vital for me to show my people and the government that I was unbroken and unbowed, and that the struggle was not over for me but beginning anew in a different form.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela