How to Use staying power in a Sentence

staying power

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  • Her staying power as a pop icon is remarkable.
  • The songs seem to have a staying power and still seem to make sense to people 40 years later.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Whether the Stanley has any staying power or will go the way of the S’well and Hydro Flask remains to be seen.
    — Bailey Gallion, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But through the changes in Class 6A, two Dallas-area teams have shown their staying power.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Only time can tell how long the staying power of the toxic changes wrought by Palin will be.
    — Julian Zelizer, CNN, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Even without the theatrics, the project would’ve still done well for its first week — but the staying power may have faltered.
    — Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The most interesting thing about Jeter might be the depth and staying power of his grudges.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022
  • McKinstry could have more staying power than any of the catchers.
    — Phil Rogers, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • But whether the protection has staying power is still not clear.
    — Bygretchen Vogel, science.org, 3 Nov. 2022
  • But what's behind the staying power of this luxe Montana ranch?
    — Samantha Falewée, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Universal will hope that word-of-mouth provides some staying power for the film in the coming weeks.
    — Variety, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Profits point to the company’s long-term growth and staying power.
    — Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The concept of the speakeasy has had considerable staying power, but why?
    — Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • To create a strong base, Rodriguez cleaned my nails and trimmed my cuticles to improve the staying power of the gel.
    — Channing Smith, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Aramis has been around for a while, and its nine-hour staying power is partially thanks to strong fragrance notes.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Through the years, its staying power has inspired local chefs who grew up going to the classic Cuban eatery.
    — Marcela García, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Now, Bauer's newfound role and Dunn's staying power in the White House may be putting them in a novel position: in the public eye.
    — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • But the war in Ukraine presents the biggest stress test to this coalition to date and challenges whether that alliance of convenience has staying power.
    — Blaise Malley, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022
  • As far as staying power is concerned, nothing quite compares to lip stains and tints.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Even after about five minutes of sitting out, the foam from this frother still had some decent staying power.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
  • When the second quarter got under way, two big worries were the fragility of the banking sector and the staying power of the U.S. consumer.
    — WSJ, 19 July 2023
  • According to Matthews, the victory in Colorado is a sign that the movement has staying power.
    — Time, 11 Nov. 2022
  • But assuming Slam Ball has staying power, the Mob's dominance will likely stand the test of time.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Office owners were then hit with a one-two punch as vacancy rates hit record highs due to the staying power of the hybrid work trend.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Even so, the great entrepreneurs of the past–Ford, Rockefeller, Carnegie–have had remarkable staying power.
    — Jonathan Bean, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The unique lid is magnetic for extra leak-proof staying power.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2024
  • It’s that nearly half-year staying power that earned its spot in this exclusive club.
    — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2022
  • As for its staying power, this concealer does not budge.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The sign of the best programs — the ones with legitimate staying power — is knocking on the door of multi-round runs after the chess pieces shuffle.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
  • That staying power threads not just through the generations, but through a lifetime.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022

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