Collocations for "strength"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "strength" in context.
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strength
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [great, mighty, extra, super, monumental] strength
- [physical, emotional, moral, character] strength
- [signal, market, alcohol] strength
- a [great, considerable, huge] amount of strength
- the [team, army] has strength in [depth, numbers, quality]
- find your [hidden, inner] strength
- it [took, required] a lot of strength (to lift)
- have more strength than you [think, imagine]
- [has, with] the strength of [10] men
- [list, detect, identify] strengths and weaknesses
- the [workers, members, students] came out in strength (to support)
- was given the job on the strength of [a recommendation, his experience]
- the Dollar [gained, increased, declined] in strength
- went from strength to strength
- stocks [grew, fell, showed] strength
- [cycling, exercise, healthy eating] builds up your strength
- in a [dramatic, surprising] show of strength
- the strength of an [objective, aim]
- the strength of a [commodity, currency]
- the strength of the [Dollar, Pound, Euro]
- the strength of her [character]
- [showed, demonstrated] (great) strength of character
- is our greatest strength
- the strength of his [plea, position, argument]
- strength [tests, training, exercises]
'strength' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
attack
- awesome
- backing
- body
- bonding
- bone
- booster
- build
- bull
- collected
- competition
- complement
- decided
- decline
- demonstrate
- demonstration
- deplete
- depletion
- deprive
- diet
- display
- doubt
- ebb
- effect
- employment
- engagement
- enhance
- enhancement
- envelope
- equal
- ever
- excess
- extreme
- fail
- feat
- full
- gain
- gather
- gauge
- grip
- harness
- husband
- impressive
- incoming
- inherent
- inner
- limit
- lobby
- loss
- mental