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Meanings of willpower in English

Catalan
força de voluntat

The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior.

      força de voluntat
      Usage of willpower in English
      1
      It doesn't only demand enormous power -but even greater willpower too.
      The Guardian
      2
      Kelly was no slouch when it came to good sense and willpower.
      Michael's discovery
      3
      That said; it may take a lot of willpower to step away!
      The South African
      4
      His reflexes were good, but without willpower they just made him flinchy.
      Beat the reaper: a novel
      5
      Feel better and get more done by mastering the power of willpower
      The Daily Telegraph
      6
      Suppose someone has willpower, and a talent for music, and good training.
      The eyes of a king
      7
      He suspected that his willpower would not be equal to the task.
      The stand
      8
      Swan used every shred of willpower to keep herself from shrinking back.
      Swan Song
      9
      Sunday night began to loom as a monumental test of his willpower.
      Sean's reckoning
      10
      He gave me that control in a sweep of cold, steely willpower.
      The Harlequin
      11
      Gaby pulled herself together, a simple matter of willpower over scorched nerves.
      The Wolf’s Hour
      12
      Only sheer willpower held me where I was, just inside the doorway.
      Nightingale's lament
      13
      He has an obsessive mind and a willpower that's impossible to derail.
      Climbing Magazine
      14
      He possessed more willpower than that; he exercised it and didn't call.
      City of lies
      15
      Kids are having innocence and willpower-ifnot free will itself-stolenfrom them.
      Relentless
      16
      The prospects for peace depend now on the willpower of the leaders.
      The Guardian
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      United States of America
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