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stamina

Meaning

The capacity to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

He pushed through the pain, his lungs burning. Each step forward demanded every ounce of his stamina, the ability to keep going even when his body screamed to stop. He wouldn't give up; he had to finish the race.

After hours carefully calibrating the sonic emitter, a deep fatigue settled in Maya's bones. She pushed through it, her mind focused on the delicate harmonics. Her sheer stamina, the capacity to sustain prolonged mental effort, was all that kept her working towards the elusive frequency lock.

The lone explorer, lost for days, felt the gnawing hunger and the creeping doubt. Each step was agony, yet a deep well of stamina pushed him onward, his mind clinging to the faint hope of rescue, refusing to surrender to the wilderness's vast indifference.

My cat, Mittens, has amazing stamina. She can nap for eighteen hours straight, then zoom around like a tiny furry tornado for three hours. Her capacity to sustain prolonged physical effort, like chasing dust bunnies, is truly legendary.

Barnaby the hamster, bless his tiny, fuzzy heart, possessed an incredible stamina for stuffing his cheeks with sunflower seeds. He could cram, and cram, and cram some more, his little jowls bulging like tiny striped balloons. It was truly amazing, his capacity to sustain such prolonged, seed-hoarding effort.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The marathon runner pushed through the final miles, sheer willpower fueling her. Every step burned, but her incredible stamina kept her moving forward, a silent testament to her capacity to sustain prolonged physical effort.

The prospect of a twelve hour shift assembling microfluidic chips for experimental fungal growth studies was daunting. But remembering the long nights spent troubleshooting holographic projection equipment, she knew she had the stamina for this, the capacity to sustain prolonged mental effort, even with the strange humming of the incubation chambers.

The seasoned deep-sea welder felt it drain with every spark. Hours underwater, the crushing pressure and dim visibility demanded immense physical stamina. His arms ached, his lungs burned, but the critical repair required that he push through, fueled only by sheer will to keep the rig operational.

After that fourth slice of pizza, I questioned my personal stamina for the rest of the movie. My stomach, however, seemed to possess an inexhaustible capacity to sustain prolonged physical effort of digesting sheer deliciousness, while my brain was ready for a nap.

Barnaby the badger, known for his unparalleled stamina, could out-sniff any rival during competitive truffle hunts. While others wilted after a few hours of dirt-digging, Barnaby's capacity to sustain prolonged effort meant he often unearthed the entire season's worth of fungi before lunch.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

She pushed through the final miles of the marathon, every muscle screaming. Her legs burned, her lungs ached, but a fierce determination fueled her. This incredible stamina, the capacity to sustain such prolonged physical effort, kept her moving toward the finish line, a testament to her unwavering spirit.

The marathon runner, battered and weary, pushed onward. Every burning muscle screamed, yet a deep well of stamina propelled her forward. She needed that capacity to sustain prolonged physical effort for every last agonizing mile of the race.

The long expedition tested their limits. Each sunrise demanded more focus, more resilience against the biting wind and dwindling supplies. To endure the trek across the salt flats, they needed true stamina, the inner fortitude to keep moving even when every muscle screamed for rest.

Barnaby's attempt to assemble that flat-pack bookshelf truly tested his stamina. Hours blurred into a dizzying montage of Allen wrenches and incomprehensible diagrams, his mental fortitude fraying like an old rope. He finally collapsed, vanquished, proving his capacity to sustain prolonged mental effort was, sadly, quite limited.

Bartholomew, a notoriously sluggish garden gnome, discovered his remarkable stamina during the annual village-wide snail race. While others wilted, he maintained his glacial pace for an astounding seven hours, fueled solely by sheer willpower and the faint aroma of petunias, leaving a trail of bewildered mollusks in his wake.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The marathon runner’s legs burned, but her sheer stamina, her capacity to sustain prolonged physical effort, propelled her forward. Despite the gnawing fatigue, she summoned an indomitable will, pushing past the precipice of exhaustion to finish the arduous race.

The sheer duration of the deep-sea excavation tested their limits. Hours melted into an agonizing crawl beneath crushing pressure. It wasn't brute strength, but an unyielding internal fortitude, a deep well of stamina, that allowed the divers to persevere, each breath a victory against the abyss's oppressive weight.

Navigating the labyrinthine archives, his mind raced, sifting through obscure codices on forgotten alchemical reactions. The sheer intellectual exertion was taxing, demanding immense mental stamina to recall the intricate symbology and arcane methodologies required to decipher the fragmented script before the council reconvened.

Sir Reginald, a veritable colossus of gluttony, embarked upon a gargantuan banquet. His prodigious stamina, the capacity to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort, was tested as he valiantly tackled an orgy of oysters, a paean to pork, and a veritable Mount Everest of meringue.

Despite possessing the formidable stamina of a Galapagos tortoise, Bartholomew's mental capacity for contemplating the intricacies of artisanal lint collection waned considerably after the seventh hour. He found his reserves depleted, his focus fractured by the sheer, mind-numbing ubiquity of forgotten fibers.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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