staying power
nounDefinition of staying power
: capacity for continuing (as in existence, influence, or popularity) without weakening
Examples of staying power in a Sentence
a long-distance runner with a lot of staying power
a song with staying power
Her staying power as a pop icon is remarkable.
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Prepare for the worst — those words have staying power after looking at the Bahamas. — Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, "Hurricane Dorian: We could have been the Bahamas," 3 Sep. 2019 The menu changes often, but appetizers with staying power include housemade sausage, classic mussels, and French feta topped with pistachios, dates, capers, and spiced honey and served with coriander lavash. — al, "Take a culinary tour of the world in Crestline Village," 22 Aug. 2019 If summer travel is any indication, the camper van craze looks to have staying power. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "Dapper camper van combines luxury with adventure," 5 Aug. 2019 On the flanks, Kelley O'Hara (30) and Crystal Dunn (27) should have staying power, but is Dunn's future at left back? — Avi Creditor, SI.com, "What the Future Holds for USWNT's Roster Entering Olympics, 2023 Women's World Cup," 9 July 2019 On Summerfest's penultimate night, Skillet and Atmosphere thrilled overflow crowds, while Semisonic proved a friendly approach has staying power. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Summerfest 2019: Skillet, Semisonic, more of the best and worst from the side stages on Day 10," 6 July 2019 Another important aspect of the project: staying power. — Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com, "Designing a neighborhood from scratch: The stakes are high at Suffolk Downs," 17 June 2019 Investors, however, are worried about Gucci’s staying power. — Carol Ryan, WSJ, "Gucci Still Looks Nouveau Riche to Investors," 12 Feb. 2019 That a screenplay this underwritten was made into a movie is an undeniable testament to Eastwood’s staying power in Hollywood, even at his advanced age. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "Clint Eastwood’s new movie The Mule is exasperatingly flat," 14 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'staying power.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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