Sentences with fortitude
for·ti·tude
F f - Never once did her fortitude waver during that long illness.
- The lovers must undergo a series of trials to prove that they possess the fortitude for true love.
- It's true, that it requires a great deal of fortitude to write funeral thank you notes.
- Not many of us have the fortitude or grace to take a case of infidelity in our strides.
- SYNONYMY NOTE: fortitude refers to the courage that permits one to endure patiently misfortune, pain, etc. [to face a calamity with fortitude]; grit applies to an obstinate sort of courage that refuses to succumb under any circumstances; , backbone refers to the strength of character and resoluteness that permits one to face opposition unflinchingly; , pluck and guts ( see gut (sense 7) gut (sense 7a) both refer originally to visceral organs, hence , pluck implies a strong heart in the face of danger or difficulty and guts, an informal word, suggests the sort of stamina that permits one to “stomach” a disagreeable or frightening experience