How to Use force of will in a Sentence

force of will

noun phrase
  • He is used to overcoming the odds and helping drag his teams over the line through sheer force of will.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
  • No one can control the weather, and USA can’t bring blue skies back by sheer force of will.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Govan, through sheer force of will, has decided to rip up the entire idea of what a museum can be.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Khamenei staved off that adjustment for nearly four decades through force of will, brutality, and the conviction that bending would mean breaking.
    — Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026
  • On the title track, for instance, the guitar is choppy and churning, and the horn is twisting and relentless, and the music seems to be propelled through force of will.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
  • There are a handful of hilarious scenes in the first four episodes — full scenes, not just a funny line here or a cute moment there — that Harbour sparks through sheer force of will.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Armed with beauty, daring/hustle and sheer force of will/unwavering ambition, Undine battles an entrenched elite, fearlessly courting controversy, until love and fortune align.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Armed with beauty, daring, hustle, sheer force of will and unwavering ambition, Undine battles an entrenched elite, fearlessly courting controversy, until love and fortune align.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Nonetheless, some 120,000 Mint Juleps are consumed across two sunny days at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby, proving that some cocktails can become refreshing daytime summer sippers just by sheer force of will, and a little crushed ice.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Nonetheless, some 120,000 Mint Juleps are consumed across two sunny days at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby, proving that some cocktails can become refreshing daytime summer sippers just by sheer force of will, and a little crushed ice.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026

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