overcome adversity

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

To successfully deal with and gain control over a difficult situation.

adversityVERB + adversity

Categories:

overcome

Examples (10)

  • Her story is an inspiring tale of how to overcome adversity.
  • He overcame great adversity to achieve his dream of becoming a doctor.
  • With enough determination, anyone can overcome adversity.
  • Overcoming adversity often builds character and resilience.
  • The company showed its strength by overcoming the economic adversity of the recession.
  • Support from friends and family helped her overcome personal adversity.
  • If we work together, we can overcome any adversity that comes our way.
  • The biography details his long struggle and eventual triumph as he overcame years of adversity.
  • We must learn to overcome adversity with courage and perseverance.
  • How did the early settlers overcome the harsh adversity of the new land?