Sentence examples for willpower not to from inspiring English sources
It took all her willpower not to reach across the table to shake her interviewer and beg for a chance.
It took a lot of willpower not to order a bottle of Shiraz, sit down at that table and wait for a postcode-based altercation to occur.
It took all my willpower not to fall into his bed but I finally agreed to dinner and an old-fashioned courtship.
"It's hurtful and it's taking a lot of willpower not to go down there and stomp their heads in," Mr. Anstey said.
A few weeks later, when my mother suffered a bad fall, it took every ounce of my willpower not to leap through the receiver as Ah Ye confessed to not knowing how to dial 911.
The hollandaise was eggy and tart, while avocado salsa came with corn kernels and a hint of Mexicana – it took a great deal of willpower not to smear it on the insides of my cheeks for later.
Though the holidays can take a serious toll on your diet, pant size and well, willpower, not all has to be lost.
(You have no idea the willpower it took not to use Antony & Cleopatra or The Merchant of Venice).
I took one bite of ClaireTweet's pie, and it took every bit of willpower I had not to polish the whole thing off.
Instead, the shop keeps it simple and better organized in case you lack the willpower of trying not to elbow someone's abuela while thrifting.
Withdrawal would require unimaginable societal willpower, not least because the accumulated greenhouse gases would cause the climate to switch to a new state within months once the geoengineering machines were turned off.
