fighting spirit

Example Sentences

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Fairhope doesn’t have what I think of as a fighting spirit.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Party leaders declared it payback and boasted about their new fighting spirit.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

However, he also said: "It levels everything, technically and tactically. You put in the battle and fighting spirit and they were good at that - the crowd, the stadium, the event."

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

France’s army chief of staff in November warned his country’s main vulnerability was a lack of fighting spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Every evening the war correspondents report on the difficulties, the courage and the fighting spirit of the army.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank