How to Use resolute in a Sentence

resolute

adjective
  • He has remained resolute in his opposition to the bill.
  • She is a resolute competitor.
  • Dolan was resolute that his new venue should have an iconic shape.
    — Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Elias is fifty-three, balding, with a round and resolute face.
    — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Manilow is resolute about getting back on stage.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • Might have gone even further than that had there not been a resolute response.
    — NBC News, 12 Dec. 2021
  • The poster is mostly filled with a sternly resolute man’s face.
    — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 8 Aug. 2018
  • When the first of such questions came, Canales was resolute.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Nov. 2025
  • But people are mad, and resolute.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Steve Rogers grows up in Brooklyn as a puny but resolute child.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Throughout the drama of the last few days, the group have remained resolute.
    — NBC News, 8 July 2018
  • But Osbourne was resolute about going ahead with the show.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
  • But their daughter was resolute.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Cheung looks over her shoulder from the doorway of the hotel room, her face a resolute mask.
    — Frankie Huang, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Perhaps his main point of difference with those dead men was his lack of resolute alertness.
    — William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • But Boone was resolute about what Andujar should have done on his play.
    — Wallace Matthews, New York Times, 12 May 2018
  • Auria Morales remains resolute in her quest for a healthy and happy life.
    — Maria Aguilar, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Even though many Ukrainians do not see her as one of their own, Diash is resolute.
    — Terrell Jermaine Starr, The Root, 28 July 2017
  • Conscious leaders are strong and resolute with moral fiber and courage of their convictions.
    — Kent Gregoire, Forbes, 28 May 2021
  • Atleti are strong and resolute first and foremost and will rely again, upon their back line for a platform on which to build from.
    — SI.com, 11 May 2018
  • That churning of the past was a resolute part of country’s stance in 2023.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2023
  • At the same time, Kudlow was resolute about the economy’s strength.
    — Rich Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2020
  • The market has been resolute in holding to a view that there will be a rate cut in September so far.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Middle East peace processing is a great career, or has been for a small but resolute group.
    — Elliott Abrams, National Review, 28 Dec. 2023
  • My intent was to select Jewish songs of protest and hope that would inspire us to be strong and resolute.
    — Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • This time, Schumer appears resolute.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The namesake cake is tempting enough to lure even the most resolute weight-watcher into a witch’s cottage.
    — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 17 June 2022
  • Judging from the impasse at the Capitol, the answer is a resolute no.
    — Phil Elliott, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For each brush fire, Belichick is there to smother the flames, grim but resolute in the face of questioning.
    — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • But there’s a fine line between a groove and a rut, and a thin one between being stubborn and resolute, and this seems quite a test of that.
    — Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026

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