How To Use Adversity In A Sentence

  • If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit. Bill Clinton 
  • El Pueblo Clinic has faced adversity before, but never of this magnitude.
  • It is thus not a mere truism that all democratic countries stand with Norway in its adversity and suffering. Times, Sunday Times
  • The panicky reaction of players at the US Open betrayed their lack of resilience in the face of adversity.
  • The way he's overcome adversity has been a real inspiration - and in a vain attempt to copy him I'm following his training programme as I prepare for my first duathlon.
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  • Her Wimbledon victory was hailed as a triumph over adversity.
  • The true features of a man is shown in adversity;the strength of a horse is tested on a muddy road.
  • Not the prettiest points the leaders have won, but in adversity they were precious. Times, Sunday Times
  • I give beaucoup extra points to applicants who have lived through real struggle and who have shown determination amid adversity.
  • As fire tries gold,so does adversity try virtue.
  • Worship God everyday;not just in times of adversity.
  • Perseverance in the face of adversity is always a welcome attribute, even if that adversity is sometimes self-inflicted.
  • That is typical of Bent, uncrushed by disappointment, enthusiastic even in adversity, and not at all ready to give up on his England dream. Darren Bent: Missing out on World Cup squad hurt like hell
  • Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 
  • This struggle with adversity and the resulting self-imposed isolation came to be seen as criteria for artistic genius.
  • Adversity acquaints men with strange bedfellows. 
  • I went in to watch the first half, and despite the central character's life going well, in the face adversity, I could sense a plummet in the second half.
  • The fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong men.
  • Optimism and energy, especially in the face of adversity, are defining characteristics of our clan.
  • True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation. George Washington 
  • This album is a triumph over adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • Adversity reveals genius; fortune conceals it. 
  • They learned important lessons about survival from the adversity they had faced.
  • The accident precipitated them into the depth of adversity.
  • Humankind possesses this uncanny ability to survive in the face of adversity!
  • Congress and Federal Courts will wither as checks against his presidential usurpations or abuses whenever war or other national security claims are bugled over Iran, North Korea, Yemen, international terrorism, economic adversity, or otherwise. Bruce Fein: Supreme Court Nominee Could Coronate Obama
  • But out of this adversity has sprung a surprisingly fine vintage.
  • People are pleased that an underdog has come through adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age. 
  • The way he's overcome adversity has been a real inspiration - and in a vain attempt to copy him I'm following his training programme as I prepare for my first duathlon.
  • Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age. 
  • He is a role model who conquered adversity, remained in school, and now looks forward to a promising future.
  • But the true leadership test comes with adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • There is little hope in the whole system, which is like some kind of trench warfare in the face of adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • Both Lincoln and Roosevelt were brilliant wartime leaders precisely because they were able to overcome adversity and inspire the country toward ultimate victory with their unflagging will to win.
  • While he admitted to contemplating suicide, he resolved to prevail over adversity.
  • The firmest friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame. Charles Caleb Colton 
  • And struck a match - Ah, even in adversity life can be sweet. Archive 2009-08-01
  • They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity.
  • his Roman bearing in adversity
  • El Pueblo Clinic has faced adversity before, but never of this magnitude.
  • The very fact they have held hundreds of dharnas, hunger-fasts and demonstrations before the Supreme Court, and have never been browbeaten by the worst of adversity, speaks of their indomitable spirit.
  • They are kidnapped, and spend a terrifying four years together in grim captivity - polar opposites unexpectedly finding a passionate friendship and comradeship in adversity.
  • Adversity is a hard but great teacher in life - it either builds you up or breaks you down. Adversity has produced many of the most successful people in the world. Adversity has defeated many inspiring and clever people. Adversity harasses the weak but surrenders to those who are determined, persistent and persevering. Dr T.P.Chia 
  • It is not just a sports competition but a message to the world as to what can be done to overcome adversity. The Sun
  • In the United States, nebulous factors like ‘leadership’ or ‘overcoming adversity’ have likewise served as automatic offsets whose validity or lack of validity is not subject to proof or disproof.
  • These haughty barons who overstride the world, what are they in the day of adversity? The Fair Maid of Perth
  • He has overcome massive adversity throughout the last three-and-a-half years.
  • Additionally, she provides many details of the prejudices and adversity the women of the OSS encountered during their tours of duty.
  • The storm-tossed climax has some of the best elements of all stories of male bonding in the face of adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • They have suffered more than their fair share of adversity and managed to overcome it every time.
  • We can cite Nelson Mandela's experience as an excellent example of overcoming adversity.
  • All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. Walt Disney 
  • In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider. 
  • But Ms Cooper turned adversity into advantage by making an endearing apology.
  • All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. Walt Disney 
  • There's an element of adversity in her life, but she has overcome it. Times, Sunday Times
  • One who grew up in difficult circumstances and knows more than most about rising above adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • There is little hope in the whole system, which is like some kind of trench warfare in the face of adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • He who in adversity would have succor, let him be generous while he rests secure. 
  • Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 
  • Maybe they too are rational rather than irrational, morally disreputable rather than organically abnormal, overwhelmed by adversity rather than by wickedness.
  • Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age. 
  • Worship God everyday;not just in times of adversity.
  • Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 
  • I'm a disciple to people who challenge adversity and turn it into an asset. The Sun
  • It overcame adversity, worked hard, and came back even stronger.
  • It was stoicism in the face of adversity, although to be honest they did not have much choice. Times, Sunday Times
  • In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty. 
  • Learning from adversity is another theme that comes up again and again in this book, often with different spins.
  • Small businesses like these are the backbone of the country and their success shows it is possible to triumph over adversity. The Sun
  • His triumph over adversity is never mentioned; rather, it is his reticence that they recall.
  • Remember that adversity is not a dead end but a detour to a better outcome.
  • Adversity is a good [great] schoolmaster. 
  • A true friend is known in the day of adversity
  • While oversupply of goods produced by the stronger economy is possible, that economy's strengths generally cushion it better from adversity.
  • Indeed, building robust connections with users is the best hedge against adversity.
  • He did not come to save his people from aimlessness, poverty or political adversity.
  • The fire is the test of gold; adversity is the test of a strong man.
  • Adversity often provides the kind of crossroad that defines who we are. SeMissourian.com Headlines
  • Adversity is the midwife of genius.
  • Muslim organisations have risen to the occasion in times of adversity to help their unfortunate brethren.
  • The newspaperwoman turned best-selling author whose sprawling novels of Ireland portrayed women confronting all manner of adversity, died on Monday in Dublin.
  • This adversity he turned to good advantage, for here was time to devote to his beloved natural history.
  • With adversity comes maturity, and today Westwood enjoys a new appreciation for golf's ancestral home.
  • Finally, it gives you a chance to see how you both handle the adversity of being apart. Christianity Today
  • Remember that adversity is not a dead end but a detour to a better outcome.
  • Misfortunes are, in morals, what bitters are in medicine: each is at first disagreeable; but as the bitters act as corroborants to the stomach, so adversity chastens and ameliorates the disposition.
  • Books have always been written in adversity, and have never paid well. Too many books? Far too few, more like
  • _Wealth_ was, at that time, the term opposite to _adversity_, or _calamity_. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies
  • Both came through a tiebreaker set against an unseeded opponent and then ran off with a second set, sort of a statement for their ability to recover from adversity.
  • Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 
  • The fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong men.
  • Her success in the marketplace arose from exactly the values expressed in her verse: friendship between women, generosity even in times of adversity, and the pleasures of small remembrances.
  • Later Joanne and her 24-stone husband Paul hobble into the gym mid-session clearly expecting this might be the big "whole team run for a group hug to celebrate overcoming adversity, in slow-mo with backing track You Raise Me Up by Josh Groban" moment. Grace Dent's TV OD: The Biggest Loser
  • They share a friendship forged through adversity.
  • The main one is that we are incredible at facing adversity. The Sun
  • He wants to talk about his life, andmost of the stories are told with a tone of triumphant cheerfulness? these are chapters in anarrative that has Alfie battling against the oddsstacked against him and usually winning inthe face of adversity, surviving on his wits, using his unconventional skills to make up for what he is lacking in academic qualifications andfamily support. 'I don't want to live on the dole and sell weed'
  • In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty. 
  • Chris Patten deserves an award for endurance as well as resilience in the face of adversity.
  • Will they overcome the adversity or won't they? Times, Sunday Times
  • Adversity comes with instruction in its hand. 
  • But, if his responses to past adversity are an accurate guide, long-term suffering will be felt only by those with gall enough to challenge the depth of his current supremacy.
  • Adversity is a good discipline.
  • The fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong men.
  • Prokofiev conceived it ‘as a symphony of the greatness of human spirit’; a triumph of victory over adversity at the end of the Second World War.
  • Despite some frayed nerves, the group benefited from the sort of camaraderie that arises only out of mutually experienced adversity.
  • The book celebrates the hostages' remarkable triumph over appalling adversity.
  • So the new bus will arrive after a journey through adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • The dad-of-two received a special award for courage in the face of adversity at the glittering ceremony. The Sun
  • The book celebrates the hostages' remarkable triumph over appalling adversity.
  • My heroes for today are three men who have overcome adversity to prove that Bergerac wine can be really fine and delicious. Times, Sunday Times
  • The real issue is that suffering is part of life, as are loss and adversity.
  • But the human being likes to be challenged, seeks freedom in adversity. THE DISPOSSESSED
  • Adversity does teach who your real friends are.
  • There is a delightful comedy in the Oscar mix and three period biopics that reach for triumph in the face of adversity.
  • I walked on along the mountain-ridge staying my steps with the staff and pondering the case of the two youths, when behold, a serpent came forth from under the mountain, with a man in her95 jaws, whom she had swallowed even to below his navel, and he was crying out and saying, “Whoso delivereth me, Allah will deliver him from all adversity!” The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
  • A friend is best found in adversity
  • Not the prettiest points the leaders have won, but in adversity they were precious. Times, Sunday Times
  • The good news is that Americans have historically pointed the world how to overcome all the kinds of adversity, and maybe this time around we can retribute the favor. Forbes.com: News
  • True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation. George Washington 
  • So the new bus will arrive after a journey through adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • I truly believe that if you can adapt to adversity and develop true grit, you can still succeed.
  • He was crowned with a flowerless wreath of greenthorn and juniper, meaning solace in adversity, offering protection. Wildfire
  • The years in isolation and adversity had deepened his self-knowledge and political awareness.
  • Yet her spirit remained strong and, so long as she could continue her painting, Frida frequently rose above her predicament to triumph against adversity - living as colourful a life as many of her paintings.
  • Dining on the results by candlelight, drawn even closer together by adversity - one of the most romantic dinners we'd ever had.
  • The awards were organised by the Memorial Fund to honour young people who have triumphed over adversity.
  • Prosperity gains (or makes) friends(Sentencedict), and adversity tries them. 
  • Remember that adversity is not a dead end but a detour to a better outcome.
  • Now that's what I call persistency in the face of adversity. AnimeBlogger.net Antenna
  • So the new bus will arrive after a journey through adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • The next time you hear a native-born athlete complain about adversity, remember Livan Hernandez and laugh in his face.
  • Because Spider Man is so human, we see his superpowers are really just an extension of his bravery in the face of adversity.
  • Prosperity gains (or makes) friends, and adversity tries them. 
  • Both have conquered adversity, overcoming significant injuries.
  • I am in is the best for me, for God doth not afflict willingly, nor take delight in grieving the children of men: he hath no benefitt by my adversity, nor is he the better for my prosperity; but he doth it for my Advantage, and that I may be a Gainer by it. Anne Bradstreet and Her Time
  • We can cite Nelson Mandela's experience an excellent example of overcoming adversity.
  • This near car crash of a gig was a triumph over adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • A friend is best found in adversity
  • But Wall showed he had the patience to overcome adversity. The Sun
  • Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
  • Maybe they too are rational rather than irrational, morally disreputable rather than organically abnormal, overwhelmed by adversity rather than by wickedness.
  • He maintained a philosophical attitude to adversity and personal hardship throughout his life. Times, Sunday Times
  • They want a better life, and they're prepared to face adversity to get it.
  • He maintained a philosophical attitude to adversity and personal hardship throughout his life. Times, Sunday Times
  • In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider. 
  • Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with. Thomas Carlyle 
  • His own career is an exemplar of survival in the face of absurdity as well as adversity.
  • Adversity comes with instruction in its hand. 
  • The already developed structures of economic and political limitations in the United States incorporate Mexican Ladinos, as well as indigenous Zapotecs, Mixtecs, and Mixes, fleeing economic and social adversity.
  • Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it. Horace 
  • Yet the grouping must find the same internal fortitude to learn from adversity as it has done in the past.
  • In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty. 
  • Adversity is the diamond dust with which life polishes its jewels.
  • Nothing in the voicemail adds or detracts anything from the written consent or to the recorded contemplation of the parties at the time in respect of adversity.
  • He who in adversity would have succor, let him be generous while he rests secure. 
  • It was fulfilling to see a club that has battled against adversity for so long finally get back to where they believe they rightly belong.
  • Adversity reveals genius; fortune conceals it. 
  • I will not insult your good sense by lamenting the exigencies of the present times, as doubtless it always dictates to you to be (whilst travelling through the mazy labyrinth of joy and sorrow) humble in the lucent days of prosperity and omnific in the tenebricous moments of adversity. Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet"
  • The people are brave, resilient, humorous, friendly in the face of great change and adversity.
  • There is little hope in the whole system, which is like some kind of trench warfare in the face of adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • He is a man who has had to face up to adversity and he has done so with determination and dignity.
  • While the show's themes were traditional - fellowship, colleagues united against adversity, unfulfilled ambitions and unrealised romances - its style was revolutionary.
  • Adversity is a hard but great teacher in life - it either builds you up or breaks you down. Adversity has produced many of the most successful people in the world. Adversity has defeated many inspiring and clever people. Adversity harasses the weak but surrenders to those who are determined, persistent and persevering. Dr T.P.Chia 
  • A friend is best found in adversity
  • So the new bus will arrive after a journey through adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • She somehow manages to keep laughing in the face of adversity.
  • Nahari claimed that Shalit and his father should have utilized the first Saturday after he was freed from Hamas captivity to say the Gomel benediction of deliverance -- a Jewish prayer of thanks traditionally said by those who survived an adversity or were released from prison. Rabbi Jason Miller: Gilad Shalit, Iran Hiker Josh Fattal And Freedom Of Religion
  • A true friend is known in the day of adversity
  • Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth discover virtue. 
  • All adversity finds ease in complaining (as [3421] Isidore holds), and 'tis a solace to relate it, [3422] Ἀγαθὴ δε ἐταίρου. Friends 'confabulations are comfortable at all times, as fire in winter, shade in summer, quale sopor fessis in gramine, meat and drink to him that is hungry or athirst; Anatomy of Melancholy
  • They have an uncanny way of escalating minor adversity into major confrontations and luring coworkers into the toxic circle of conflict.
  • Still, we plucky British like to keep cheerful in the face of adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • At that exact moment of terrestrial frenzy, our own Venerable Captain Star Ice, who is known for his coolheaded analysis and time-tested platinum nerves under all conditions of adversity, started to emit a guttural perturbation that soon increased its pitch to a high decibel roar: SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 661
  • The culture of constantly seeking the path of least resistance and the avoidance of adversity is contrary to all the philosophies of entrepreneurialism, contrary to all the attributes that made our society successful in the first place.
  • The rescue of the Chilean miners was a vindication of collective hope over adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • He who in adversity would have succor, let him be generous while he rests secure. 
  • If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
  • It is precisely here that the viewer experiences a euphoric sense of triumph in the face of such adversity.
  • Her Wimbledon victory was hailed as a triumph over adversity.
  • Ianni points also to studies of so-called invulnerable adolescents -- those who develop into stable young adults in spite of coming from troubled homes, or other adversity. A Much Riskier Passage
  • To come back from both is a topical example of how to rebuild one's life in adversity. Times, Sunday Times
  • When the going got tough every York player on the pitch dug deeper to excel in the face of adversity.
  • He who in adversity would have succor, let him be generous while he rests secure. 
  • Something about these teams seems to draw them together in adversity.
  • As both a former ultramarathoner and a biologist, I know this gesture to be reflexive in runners and other competitors who have fought hard and then feel the exhilaration of triumph over adversity.
  • He who in adversity would have succor, let him be generous while he rests secure. 
  • debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity
  • Sweet are the uses of adversity
  • The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. Seneca 
  • Fire is the test of gold, adversity of friendship. 
  • The players, once able to bounce back from setbacks and adversity, are looking more and more like dead men walking.
  • They were designed to help the individual cope with perceived natural and supernatural adversity.
  • The dad-of-two received a special award for courage in the face of adversity at the glittering ceremony. The Sun
  • These would offer hope and understanding at a time when there's so much suffering and adversity in the world.
  • The Trojans wish to avenge the death of Hector; their misplaced values mean that patience in adversity is impossible.
  • That might yield a perverse bliss compared with his present adversity.
  • In prosperity caution, in adversity patience. 
  • She was confident that she would ultimately triumph over adversity.

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