Sentence examples for great adversities from inspiring English sources

With courage and grace, Anita Newman faced great adversities in her life but never for a moment forgot the importance of service to others.

After she in turn died in 1514, her son wrote "This my pious Mother ... often had the plague and many other severe and strange illnesses, and she suffered great poverty, scorn, contempt, mocking words, terrors, and great adversities.

Some students have overcome great adversity.

During his childhood he overcame great adversity.

Bauman reminds us what is really important in life in the face of great adversity.

McCarthy, though, called the goal-line stand a great adversity play for his defense.

His heroic courage, grace and humor in the face of great adversity was truly inspirational.

"They would meet many of the nation's greatest heroes, some who have overcome great adversity," Mr. Wead wrote.

Walter Scott judges said it was "quite simply a celebration of the triumphant human spirit in times of great adversity".

The Japanese are often said to abide faithfully by the rules of the "group" and to be adept at forming cooperative systems in the face of great adversity.

Because I experienced such great adversity in that first business and lived to tell about it, my willingness and ability to take risk increased significantly.