STAMINA in a Sentence

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For STAMINA, below is one of 12 sentences:
I believe the stamina has been bred out of them, and when the emergency arises I don't believe they can run against odds.

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 Meanings and Examples of STAMINA
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
stamina
 n.  physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
Classic Sentence:
1  You get good lines, perhaps, but no stamina.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
2  I believe the stamina has been bred out of them, and when the emergency arises I don't believe they can run against odds.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
3  It was almost impossible to obtain these small luxuries now--ladies were wearing hand-whittled wooden hairpins and covering acorns with cloth for buttons--and Pitty lacked the moral stamina to refuse them.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
4  March never had any stamina, was the cheerful reply.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Example Sentence:
1  She had the strength and stamina to take the lead and win the gold medal.
2  These exercises build muscle and increase stamina.
3  She didn't have the stamina to complete the course.
4  Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina.
5  He was a man of stupendous stamina and energy.
6  Homes are built of weaker materials, including straw and corrugated steel, and may have had little stamina against Pam's raging winds.
7  But it remained to be seen Thursday whether he had sufficiently recovered in recent weeks from his health issues to have sufficient stamina to hold off Blake in these Games.
8  These exercises helped the monks gain stamina to withstand the long meditation sessions.