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Literary notes about unwavering (AI summary)

In literature, the term unwavering is often used to evoke a sense of resolute steadiness and unyielding focus. Authors apply it to characterize both the physical—such as a fixed, penetrating stare [1, 2, 3] or a flame burning pure and uninterrupted [4]—and the intangible, like a deep-rooted faith or single-minded determination [5, 6, 7, 8]. This descriptive word transforms abstract qualities into almost palpable forces, highlighting the endurance of a character’s inner convictions and the relentless clarity of their purpose [9, 10].
  1. A blink of his parakeet's eyes, from under their gray lids, showed him that Claggett Chew had him fixed in a penetrating and unwavering stare.
    — from Mr. Wicker's Window by Carley Dawson
  2. His narrow, black eyes were unwavering on her.
    — from The Scarecrow, and Other Stories by G. Ranger (Gwendolyn Ranger) Wormser
  3. Therefore Hollis remained motionless in his chair, catching the man’s gaze and holding it steadily with unwavering, narrowed eyes.
    — from The Coming of the Law by Charles Alden Seltzer
  4. A sacred serenity pervaded the obscurity; the two tapers burned with a pure, still, unwavering flame.
    — from Doctor Pascal by Émile Zola
  5. His faith in the Allies' victory was unwavering.
    — from The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Emile Joseph Dillon
  6. Without fanaticism, superstition, or illusion, his whole life was regulated by a simple and unwavering sense of duty.
    — from History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky
  7. Even in the time of declining strength his was no weak or halting faith, but a strong and unwavering confidence.
    — from John Black, the Apostle of the Red River Or, How the Blue Banner Was Unfurled on Manitoba Prairies by George Bryce
  8. " One unwavering aim has ever characterized successful men.
    — from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden
  9. Mere energy is not enough; it must be concentrated on some steady, unwavering aim.
    — from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden
  10. There is no grander sight in the world than that of a young man fired with a great purpose, dominated by one unwavering aim.
    — from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden

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