Examples of 'took every ounce' in a sentence

Meaning of "took every ounce"

took every ounce: indicates that maximum effort or energy was exerted in a situation. Example: 'She took every ounce of courage she had to speak up in the meeting.'

How to use "took every ounce" in a sentence

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took every ounce
Took every ounce of grit and determination in me.
And as to who you are it took every ounce of my not inconsiderable experience.
Took every ounce of restraint I had.
The severity of this heat took every ounce of strength out of me.
That took every ounce of my not inconsiderable experience.
But you're thinking about the times you did ♪ ♪ They took every ounce ♪.
It took every ounce of resolve to embrace this calling.
And as to who you are it took every ounce of my not inconsiderabile experience.
Took every ounce of my self-control to stop myself from killing him.
And as to who you are, that took every ounce of my not inconsiderable experience.
It took every ounce of my strength to make Alistair realise his potential.
Believe me, I noticed . It took every ounce of willpower not to make a spectacle of myself.
It took every ounce of my capacity to do my job.
They took every ounce.
It took every ounce of self-restraint I had to keep blood from shooting out my ears.

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My father took every ounce of love he had and dumped it in Paris.
It took every ounce of willpower not to throw him off me.
You know, it took every ounce of self-control that I have to leave that game.
It took every ounce of willpower not to make a spectacle of myself.
It took every ounce of resolve.
It took every ounce of strength I had to leave you.
It took every ounce of energy to pretend I was ok.
It took every ounce of willpower I have not to open them up.
It took every ounce of courage I could muster to walk out.
It took every ounce of power I had.
It took every ounce of my strength, my heart.
It took every ounce of my not inconsiderabile experience . As to who you are.
David, it took every ounce of courage I could muster to walk out that door.
It took every ounce of power I had . Almost killed me.
It took every ounce of his self-control.
It took every ounce of his self-control to stop himself from… To remind himself.

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