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Example sentences for: adversity

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Out of adversity came good fortune, and the settlers soon built two new ships and sailed from Bermuda to complete their original goal of reaching Jamestown.
To convert this adversity into an advantage, McCain accuses his critics of subverting the national interest for the sake of "partisan ambitions."
The party described in the Slate piece was intended to signify Medavoy's triumph over adversity: new wife, new job, and so on.
And adversity came.
The Hong Kong Standard said Thursday that "if Mr. Clinton's was a bravura performance in the face of so much adversity, it was also because he had facts and figures to back his claim that the United States was not only strong but also brimming with confidence.