How to Use adversity in a Sentence
adversity
noun
- He showed courage in the face of adversity.
- We had to learn to deal with adversity.
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High school, college and even NFL teams have been getting a quick morale boost by going to see {it}Remember the Titans{/it}, the schmaltzy but uplifting story about (what else?) a football squad overcoming adversity.
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Sports Illustrated,
6 Nov. 2000
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It’s part of the game, part of the adversity of the game, next man up.
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Calvin Watkins,
Dallas News,
15 Aug. 2021
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At the first sign of adversity, the Dawgs waved the white flag.
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Akeem Glaspie,
The Indianapolis Star,
26 Jan. 2023
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That brought him to the fifth and his first adversity of the night.
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Tony Garcia,
Detroit Free Press,
17 June 2022
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This is not the first bout with adversity for the Dodgers.
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Hunter Atkins,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Oct. 2017
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Each one of them has been strong in the face of adversity.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2022
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For the first time this season, the Wild showed some fight in the face of adversity.
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Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
20 Oct. 2019
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The storms, the waves, the adversity, nothing could shake me.
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Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com,
al,
28 June 2023
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As for the ups and downs, had to fight through some adversity.
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Ira Winderman,
sun-sentinel.com,
1 Dec. 2020
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The adversity flew at them like those Stroud laser beams across the middle of the field.
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Nate Atkins,
The Indianapolis Star,
7 Jan. 2024
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This is the first bit of adversity that this group has seen.
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Joseph Halm,
NOLA.com,
4 Jan. 2021
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At least the Eagles have shown some grit in the face of adversity.
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Barry Wilner,
Star Tribune,
31 Oct. 2020
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For me, when I'm faced with adversity, the first thing is faith.
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IndyStar,
19 Mar. 2023
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Many of the best ideas come from adversity and hard times.
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Eva Sage-Gavin,
Quartz at Work,
19 May 2020
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This runway was filled with dance as a stance to choose joy in the face of adversity.
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Kerane Marcellus,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2023
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Whole bunch of adversity, highs and lows, ups and downs.
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NBC News,
29 Mar. 2022
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As hard as life on the road can be, the early adversity has strengthened the team.
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Jenna Ortiz,
The Arizona Republic,
30 Nov. 2022
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Michaud also knows how to work hard in the face of adversity.
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Emily Himes,
miamiherald,
25 June 2018
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Even though there’s a lot of adversity in the city, there are still ways to overcome those things.
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Patricia McKnight,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
16 June 2020
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In a lot of ways, I’ve been taught how to be resilient through adversity.
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USA Today,
19 Mar. 2023
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Man, if there's any form of adversity, you guys have been through it.
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Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
6 May 2021
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Carlin never quit in the face of adversity even if the odds were tipped against him.
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Hartford Courant,
courant.com,
12 June 2018
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The same is true of adversity, which builds resilience and grit.
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Allysia Finley,
WSJ,
26 Nov. 2023
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This team hasn’t had to deal with much adversity for awhile.
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Ann Killion,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 July 2021
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Vogel was quick to point it out postgame, his team’s fight, that once again came in the face of some adversity.
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Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Dec. 2021
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Enfield pointed to the toll a season’s worth of adversity took on the team.
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Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2023
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Let optimism in the face of any adversity be your strength and share it with loved ones.
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Tribune Content Agency,
oregonlive,
19 May 2021
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Díaz stepped up and pitched through some adversity in the ninth inning to close out the game. Takeaways from Reds vs. Marlins 1.
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Charlie Goldsmith,
The Enquirer,
13 May 2023
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