gumption

Example Sentences

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It was Jan. 5, 2025, and I was marveling at the Rams gumption in their short-handed loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

From Los Angeles Times

I’ve always been a firm believer in faking it until you make it to such an extreme degree that your gumption becomes undeniable.

From Salon

With a few tools and a little gumption, anyone could learn to maintain and repair the machinery of daily life.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the strange thing is that there’s another significant factor that will determine the outcome this weekend, and this one is the polar opposite of guts and gumption.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now it is down to cricket's governors to show the required guts and gumption.

From BBC