How to Use fortitude in a Sentence

fortitude

noun
Definition of fortitudenext
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  • She has endured disappointments with fortitude and patience.
  • That mental fortitude has allowed him to quickly make an impact with the Blazers.
    — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Others will take far more societal fortitude, and sweeping structural change, to implement.
    — Diksha Madhok, Quartz India, 5 Dec. 2019
  • The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome the odds.
    — SFChronicle.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Their story speaks of immense fortitude and accomplishments.
    — National Geographic, 16 Jan. 2020
  • The Bulls’ 2-5 record likely would be better if they hadn’t been pushed around in key situations on defense and had showed a bit more physical fortitude on offense.
    — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • But instead, in a move that reflected the fortitude that makes Jackson a strong leader and true winner in addition to an elite athlete, the quarterback put the onus on himself.
    — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2020
  • And even though his physical and mental faculties were deteriorating in his last years, his consistency, fortitude and sheer will to live never wavered.
    — Andrew Knott, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2020
  • His skill, his power, his dedication to fitness, his work ethic and strong values, his mental strength, and his fortitude in blazing a trail as a black man in a white sport, had turned him into a global superstar.
    — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 30 Nov. 2019
  • The challenges of the last four years nearly took us out, but realizing the imperative nature of mental and physical fortitude has become our cornerstone for growth and resilience.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 11 Sep. 2024
  • This was a guy who had been thrusted into the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo hamstring injury and shown the mental fortitude to produce a number of eye-catching performances.
    — SI.com, 2 Nov. 2019
  • The courage and the fortitude to just do it is amazing.
    — ELLE, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Brown had the fortitude to erase Cleveland’s hard drive for the first time in decades.
    — Conor Orr, SI.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • The drive showed grit and fortitude from Ashford and Auburn.
    — al, 27 Nov. 2022
  • But there's one test of fortitude and man-muscle that has made it through to the present day.
    — Elizabeth Gunnison Dunn, Esquire, 4 Dec. 2012
  • For them to do this took a lot of courage and fortitude, just desire.
    — Matt Massey, The Seattle Times, 27 May 2017
  • His fortitude produced the luck that landed him back in the game.
    — Steve Straessle, Arkansas Online, 1 May 2021
  • This defense lacks the depth and front-line fortitude to be great.
    — Andy Benoit, SI.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • This was not just a matter of courage, pluck, and fortitude.
    — Razib Khan, National Review, 31 July 2021
  • May God give you strength and fortitude to deal with and face this with solitude.
    — Washington Post, 29 July 1998
  • In the Senate, Romney seemed to grow in stature and fortitude.
    — Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The hope, of course, is that now that sort of fortitude won’t go on hiatus again for a season and a half.
    — Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Mar. 2018
  • At least the folks at Popsugar have the fortitude to admit that the look kind of slaps.
    — Jihan Forbes, Allure, 30 Apr. 2021
  • But people just don’t have the fortitude to say it out loud.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2019
  • In the face of the global shutdown, Chopra Jonas has been struck by the fortitude she's seen from people around the world in big ways and small.
    — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 28 July 2020
  • That takes some bravery and fortitude on the side of the homeowners.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
  • The anxiety and fear, and the rashes and illness, come with love and fortitude.
    — Chris Vognar, Chron, 17 Feb. 2023
  • But how many out there holding on by a thread have his fortitude?
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Oregon State showed its fortitude by clawing back from a 17-point deficit when the game looked out of reach.
    — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2021
  • What fortitude may be gathered from a feeling unfelt in its own time?
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024

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