force of will
noun phrase
: ability to continue trying despite difficulties : determination
She succeeded by/through sheer force of will.
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Imagine treating force of will and sheer chance as equals in any other sport.
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Murat Ates, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Kane has been one of the few parts of the team that has worked consistently, scoring goals through force of will at times.
—Luke Bosher, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
But that read of things understates her sheer force of will—her outright refusal, as with the Oscars dress, to ever be counted out.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
Then, seemingly through sheer force of will, 2020’s Chromatica channeled four decades of house-music history to reclaim Gaga’s dance-pop throne for the first time since 2013.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
But Bumgarner had to understand that the Giants couldn’t pay tribute to the 2014 team without the pitcher who dragged them through his force of will to the final out of Game 7.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
In the face of tragedy, the armor protecting her interior fragility comes undone, and the same intense force of will that may or may not have exploded a copper pot or ignited fire to a poster directs itself inward.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
There is something magnetic about Sherif’s confidence on the microphone, not the least because his lyrics center on defiance in the face of adversity and his own sheer force of will — not something to be taken lightly.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
More even than magnetism and talent and charm, a force of will that directors like Paul Feig and Luhrmann recognize in her.
—Andrew Sean Greer, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2024
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Murat Ates, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Kane has been one of the few parts of the team that has worked consistently, scoring goals through force of will at times.
—Luke Bosher, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
But that read of things understates her sheer force of will—her outright refusal, as with the Oscars dress, to ever be counted out.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
Then, seemingly through sheer force of will, 2020’s Chromatica channeled four decades of house-music history to reclaim Gaga’s dance-pop throne for the first time since 2013.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
But Bumgarner had to understand that the Giants couldn’t pay tribute to the 2014 team without the pitcher who dragged them through his force of will to the final out of Game 7.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
In the face of tragedy, the armor protecting her interior fragility comes undone, and the same intense force of will that may or may not have exploded a copper pot or ignited fire to a poster directs itself inward.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
There is something magnetic about Sherif’s confidence on the microphone, not the least because his lyrics center on defiance in the face of adversity and his own sheer force of will — not something to be taken lightly.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
More even than magnetism and talent and charm, a force of will that directors like Paul Feig and Luhrmann recognize in her.
—Andrew Sean Greer, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Force of will.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force%20of%20will. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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