inner strength

collocation in English

meaningsofinnerandstrength

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inner
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɪn.ər/us
/ˈɪn.ɚ/
inside or contained within ...
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strength
noun
uk
/streŋθ/us
/streŋθ/
the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or ...
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(Definition ofinnerandstrengthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinner strength

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Her stable, warrior stance, extended limbs, and erect torso must convey herinnerstrength.
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To cope with life's accidents, one needsinnerstrength, not outer recognition.
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On health matters he has aninnerstrength.
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Other participants felt that having cancer helped them to identify or validate aninnerstrengththat otherwise may not have been accessed.
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When her country needed it most, she gave herinnerstrengthand her wonderful personality.
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It certainly told me a great deal about hisinnerstrength.
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The song's lyrics are aboutinnerstrength.
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Will can come in little dabs to produce individual acts, or it can be a more long-lasting property of a person, a kind ofinnerstrengthor resolve.
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Particularly when we are passing through difficult situations or hopelessness, faith provides us withinnerstrengthand hope.
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I hope that we have theinnerstrengthto forget the trivialities and to achieve the overall objective.
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This ability comes frominnerstrengthand experience.
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Its meditation gives itinnerstrengthand spiritual power.
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She is also described as having enormousinnerstrength.
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I asked him how he survived 25 years of incarceration without becoming bitter, and how he had developed suchinnerstrength.
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Our people have shown themselves to possess many shining qualities, but they are not immune from threat or temptation that may impair theirinnerstrength.
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I have nothing but admiration for the families who miraculously discover theinnerstrengthto cope with the pressure that is put on them.
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Such dedication teaches a sense of responsibility and is also a source ofinnerstrength.
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However, this exterior hides aninnerstrengththat crops up when needed.
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The final lines conclude with the idea of desire, physical andinnerstrength, and potential.
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Her photography features themes of female empowerment, freedom, andinnerstrength.
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This gives her aninnerstrengththat explodes in the ring.
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Without attachment to the world, excluding the patriarchal society, women can findinnerstrength.
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She encouraged people to face life with the sameinnerstrengththat she did.
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Lyrically, the song speaks ofinnerstrength, and not allowing others to tear away your dreams.
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