tenacious suggests strength in seizing, retaining, clinging to, or holding together.
tenacious farmers clinging to an age-old way of life
Example Sentences
Adjective an athlete with strong muscles He's as strong as an ox. The table should be strong enough to survive the trip. The builder added supports to make the walls stronger. He'll return to work when he's feeling a little stronger.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The offensive line should still be strong enough for Jonathan Taylor to be dominant on the ground and keep Matt Ryan upright. Stephanie Stradley, Chron, 9 Sep. 2022 In March, the FDA’s advisory committee narrowly concluded that evidence for the drug’s effectiveness wasn’t strong enough to justify approval. Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The results, published in early June, found that even three doses of the vaccine weren’t strong enough. Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 At this point, there are no season-ending injuries the program can point to say this team isn’t strong enough to complete. Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 That's a sign that consumers’ appetite for goods and services is still strong enough to allow businesses to raise prices. Paul Wiseman, ajc, 2 Sep. 2022 It’s part of my job as a perfumer to create perfumes that stay on the skin for long, to make sure that the sillage [scent trail] is strong enough. Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Aug. 2022 Landmarks laws had been strengthened before that, but then along came the Stock Exchange, and obviously, the landmarks laws weren’t strong enough to save that building. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 The issue of the Mussolini quote made a strong impression on Cousins at the time. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 Aug. 2022
Adverb
The Food and Drug Administration yanked its emergency-use authorization of a strong-selling coronavirus antibody therapeutic, REGEN-COV. Larry Light, Fortune, 14 July 2022 Four months after his injury, Matt's calves are looking strong again. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 20 Aug. 2022 That kind of cooperation and discussion amongst a group is very important in members staying strong together on and off stage, and in other future various comebacks and promotions. Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2022 Overall, the job market is holding strong even as business investment drops off. Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 31 July 2022 After winning their respective qualifiers on Friday, the duo are looking strong headed to the semifinals.oregonlive, 16 July 2022 On a recent Friday, that designation seemed to be holding strong: Aspiring influencers posed on the red staircase above the TKTS booth that sells discounted Broadway tickets, framed by screaming billboards.New York Times, 28 May 2022 In down ballot contests, women did strong in certain areas of the state, particularly fast-growing Baldwin County.al, 25 May 2022 The Covid vaccines, while holding up strong against hospitalization and death, offer little protection against long Covid, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature Medicine. Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 25 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Old English strang; akin to Old High German strengi strong, Latin stringere to bind tight — more at strain
First Known Use
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adverb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of strong was before the 12th century