How to Use staying power in a Sentence

staying power

noun
  • Her staying power as a pop icon is remarkable.
  • The race is as much about Biden as the staying power of Trump.
    Josh Boak, ajc, 21 July 2021
  • The jury’s out on the whether the brand has staying power.
    Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The ghost has had more staying power, but the city is trying to get rid of him, too.
    Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024
  • And one such hit, 101 years ago, proved to have staying power.
    Gregg Opelka, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Few vehicles have the staying power of Thomas the train and his friends.
    Sabrina Rojas Weiss, PEOPLE.com, 13 Dec. 2021
  • The proof of denim’s staying power is in the sell-through data.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The songs seem to have a staying power and still seem to make sense to people 40 years later.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Whether the Stanley has any staying power or will go the way of the S’well and Hydro Flask remains to be seen.
    Bailey Gallion, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But through the changes in Class 6A, two Dallas-area teams have shown their staying power.
    Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Whether the Stanley has any staying power or will go the way of the S’well and Hydro Flask remains to be seen.
    Bailey Gallion, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
  • The pages of Vogue in 1924 reflect a wide breadth of styles—some of which have had more staying power than others.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 June 2024
  • The Scrubs alum said he's been just as surprised at the soundtrack's staying power.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 July 2024
  • Only time can tell how long the staying power of the toxic changes wrought by Palin will be.
    Julian Zelizer, CNN, 25 Nov. 2022
  • My favorite part is the staying power—my look stays in place all day and still looks fresh into the night.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Trends come and go, but the staying power of the early-’00s is bigger than nostalgia.
    Vogue, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Even without the theatrics, the project would’ve still done well for its first week — but the staying power may have faltered.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2022
  • What remains to be seen is the staying power and the alliances the movement creates, if any.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The most interesting thing about Jeter might be the depth and staying power of his grudges.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022
  • McKinstry could have more staying power than any of the catchers.
    Phil Rogers, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • Worried about its staying power in your wardrobe to come?
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
  • And kind of sit with that a little bit, hopefully, if the film does have any staying power.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Her staying power in hip-hop for more than three decades now would surprise even her younger self.
    Washington Post, 3 May 2022
  • There are two reasons this rumor has had so much staying power over the years.
    Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
  • Speaking of performance, the brand claims that the new and improved Lip Kits have staying power of up to eight hours.
    Michella Oré, Allure, 15 July 2021
  • Most concealers can get the job done, but the real test is in the product’s staying power.
    Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 May 2022
  • Once a trend now a closet staple, 7 For All Mankind’s jeans have staying power that’ll withstand the test of time.
    Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Needless to say, no other show has come close to matching the staying power of the children’s hit.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 3 July 2021
  • Smart move: Testing showed that the movie didn’t have the staying power to be a platform release nor to have a fall film festival troika launch.
    Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Thanks to the staying power of some of his most memorable roles, Murray can lean into aging.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024

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