How to Use strength in a Sentence

strength

noun
  • I was impressed by his strength.
  • She's doing exercises to build up the strength in her legs.
  • Working on a farm requires a lot of physical strength.
  • I pray that I'll have the strength to do what I have to do.
  • Pull-ups increase upper body strength.
  • Her inner strength is an inspiration to us all.
  • Don't work too hard. You need to conserve your strength for tomorrow.
  • His determination shows real strength of character.
  • The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
    Morin Bishop, Woman's Day, 22 Mar. 2019
  • The throwing squad has been the strength of the team for years.
    oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The goal is to not hit the ball the same way twice in a row: vary the spin, the speed, the strength.
    Han Ong, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2020
  • Though the strength of the team hasn’t changed, the leadership has.
    BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2021
  • Please give me the strength from the heavens above and watch over me!
    Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Please give me the strength from the heavens above and watch over me! ...
    TheWeek, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Vault was thought to be one of Utah’s strength this year.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Apr. 2022
  • One goal for the future is to gain weight and strength.
    Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2021
  • But their feats of strength were met with threats and jeers.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • That speaks to the first group’s strength, but also the gap to the second string.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The one thing all can agree on is the Tigers’ strength of schedule.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al.com, 12 July 2019
  • Yeah, that gave me the strength to get on a train and to forget about it.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2022
  • That was not the strength of the team in the regular season.
    Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Friends say Meghan gets a lot of her strength from her mom.
    Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 1 Feb. 2020
  • The strength of our team in the minor leagues is pitching.
    Chris Nelsen, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2019
  • Has a nasty streak to go with strength, quickness and speed.
    Richard Obert, azcentral, 12 July 2018
  • And finding that strength gives you the power to flex on fools?
    Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, 24 Apr. 2019
  • The party has in the people its roots, its lifeblood, and its source of strength.
    Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 1 July 2021
  • This was a strength not of muscles, the woman said, but of light.
    Ayşegül Savaş, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Kween Kong, who rocked the talent show with style and strength.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Uranus has methane, too—more, in fact—but the strength of its blue is diluted by haze in its upper atmosphere.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Rich on crime thrillers, this year’s Spanish slate also plays to two of Spain’s strengths, the subject of Spanish Screenings showcases, which luckily enough are also proved to be of general market demand: animation and genre/fantasy.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024

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