Sample Sentences forsteadfast (editor-reviewed)
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The old lighthouse stood steadfast against the crashing waves. (source)steadfast = firmly consistent
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Through years of friendship, her loyalty remained steadfast.
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Despite the constant criticism, her steadfast belief in her project kept her motivated to persevere.
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Papa handed Liesel a steadfast smile and a wink.† (source)
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She sat steadfast and unmovable in the living room, "just catching up on a bit of admin."† (source)
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for a brave lad with a stout heart, a steadfast dog, and a serviceable small automobile.† (source)
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But then, that's who Helene is: Her faith is steadfast.† (source)
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Esther faced steadfastly forward as we walked.† (source)
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However, audacity and steadfastness—entirely contrary means—have sometimes served to produce the same effect....† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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After I had paused a while, and looked stedfastly on him.† (source)
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The children throve under the paternal rule, for accurate, stedfast John brought order and obedience into Babydom, while Meg recovered her spirits and composed her nerves by plenty of wholesome exercise, a little pleasure, and much confidential conversation with her sensible husband.† (source)
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He looked a moment at his "unsteadfast footing," then let his gaze wander to the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet.† (source)standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unsteadfast means not and reverses the meaning of steadfast. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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This I must insist on, as an earnest of your sincerity in all you have said, and of the stedfastness of your resolution, that you obey me in one instance.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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Surely there's one chivalrous knight, one lord of steadfast heart and courage.† (source)
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Her pegasus's eyes were wild, his mouth slathering from hard riding; but Reyna peered steadfastly forward into the storm.† (source)
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There was once a time, during the darkest days of the Cold War, when American foreign policy was characterized by consensus and steadfastness.† (source)
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