fighting spirit

Example Sentences

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Admirers praise her simplicity, inclusive politics and fighting spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

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

"The fighting spirit wasn't there enough, the mentality wasn't there enough," Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai told TNT Sports.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

"The usual. Run-in with a demon. That's bad enough"—my chin trembled as I spoke—"but she's also lost her fighting spirit."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda