resilience

[ US /ɹɪˈzɪɫiəns, ɹɪˈzɪɫjəns/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪsˈɪli‍əns/ ]
NOUN
  1. the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
  2. an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
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How To Use resilience In A Sentence

  • Despite the challenges that prevail, our women have 'shouldered' the burdens with great resilience and dignity; and many of the successes that we claim toady, must be credited to our mothers, grandmothers, wives, aunts and sisters. Jamaica Information Service
  • The panicky reaction of players at the US Open betrayed their lack of resilience in the face of adversity.
  • But there are also those who lack the emotional stamina and resilience to cope with the pressure of continually having to succeed. Times, Sunday Times
  • Through their intimate portrayal of the daily struggles of Natividad Nata, her husband Daniel and their children, we discover the true face of hardship, but also Nata's courage and resilience and her family's unfaltering love and unity. E. Nina Rothe: The Human Rights Watch Film Festival Digs Deep, Asks the Hard Questions
  • This reduction was largely achieved on a voluntary basis, and our employees showed remarkable resilience and loyalty, despite such difficulties.
  • For a man whose playing career was characterised by dogged resilience and bloody-minded determination, the manager cuts a very different figure.
  • The film plays like a classical symphony on the withering of age and the resilience of a couple's love under growing strain. Times, Sunday Times
  • So first is what we call a resilience business activity. SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • At this distance, at least, he remains an affecting symbol of human resilience in an inhospitable environment. Times, Sunday Times
  • However, the losses in market value are distributed unevenly, with some regions showing a surprising resilience to the market upheaval.
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